“The real fight starts now,” says Jeremy Corbyn. So does the piss-taking
As battle cries go, it wasn’t exactly up there with Henry V at Agincourt.
Real fight starts now. Over next two years Labour will use every opportunity to ensure Brexit protects jobs, living standards & the economy.
— Jeremy Corbyn MP (@jeremycorbyn) February 8, 2017
Except, came the withering reply on Twitter and just about everywhere else, if the “real fight” starts today, what the bollocks have you been doing up until now?
Tending the allotment, presumably. Here are our favourite responses on Twitter.
1.
First rule of Real Fight Starts Now Club is turn up nine months late.
— Grant McManus (@Gr3ant) February 8, 2017
2.
@jeremycorbyn pic.twitter.com/mfByIuNIaf
— Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) February 8, 2017
3.
How? You've just handed the Tories a blank cheque. You didn't win a single concession but still voted for the Bill. Pathetic. https://t.co/kDje2GLAey
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) February 8, 2017
4.
Real fight starts now. Over next two years Harold will use every opportunity to ensure this protects jobs, living standards and the economy. pic.twitter.com/QDjmA8ftTm
— Jonathan Healey (@SocialHistoryOx) February 8, 2017
5.
Deluded of Islington writes. "Real fight starts now?" What have you been doing for last two years? A: Aiding #Brexit https://t.co/uU7dbABx4i
— Gerry Hassan (@GerryHassan) February 8, 2017
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.@jeremycorbyn pic.twitter.com/1ZnY9tNqKv
— Stephen Jones (@stevienicholas) February 8, 2017
7.
Loving the new Labour campaign video. The real fight…it starts now! pic.twitter.com/uYt0xubdfv
— Shaun (@Shiny02) February 8, 2017
Knee-deep in smouldering ashes of civilisation. Addresses a passing cockroach. 'The real fight starts now.'
— Anne Henry (@anneshenry) February 8, 2017
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@jeremycorbyn pic.twitter.com/c12Yk783MA
— Dasha Afanasieva (@dasha_reuters) February 9, 2017
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#therealfightstartsnow pic.twitter.com/mUwQeE5OxH
— Sarah C-T (@crazycolours) February 8, 2017
10.
@jeremycorbyn like a man who gets irritated with a fly on his charcoaled mantelpiece after the house has burned down.
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) February 8, 2017
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"The real fight starts now" pic.twitter.com/43woB28Yb3
— Ken Shabby (@MrKenShabby) February 8, 2017
12.
"The real fight starts now" pic.twitter.com/bwnJ55oTU6
— Dean Tāne (@Maccadaynu) February 8, 2017
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The real fight starts now pic.twitter.com/6pLDrQvSjg
— Al Murray the318 (@almurray) February 9, 2017
14.
The real fight starts here. pic.twitter.com/jgEqwIvWCc
— Ben Stanley (@BDStanley) February 8, 2017
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The real fight starts now pic.twitter.com/H1TqTnp7QJ
— no (@madeofwasps) February 8, 2017
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The real fight starts now pic.twitter.com/usBxxvga5Z
— Michael Deacon (@MichaelPDeacon) February 8, 2017
