The only 7 replies you need to Michael Gove’s schoolboy error
Here’s what Michael Gove had to say today about his fellow Brexit champions David Davis and Boris Johnson.
“I’m more than happy. DD and Boris are big hitters. They are the Messi and the Ronaldo of the Cabinet, and as for me I’m just a journeyman so I’ll carry on doing my job.”
To call his slightly tortured football analogy a schoolboy error is doing a disservice to most schoolboys and it didn’t take long for everyone to point it out.
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As Ronaldo & Messi play for rival teams, this probably explains (a) the current #Brexit shambles in this wretched #Tory cabinet and (b) why you’re unlikely to meet #Gove down the pub watching the football!
— Peter Molloy (@mollox) February 20, 2018
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…when does the transfer window open?
— Stotherd (@Stotherd) February 20, 2018
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As in they are both meant to operate in the centre but switch to the right wing whenever it suits them
— Kris Flinn (@KrisDoog) February 20, 2018
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They despise each other?
— David Unesco (@jjdens) February 20, 2018
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"David Davis and Boris Johnson are big hitters. They are the Messi and Ronaldo [of Brexit]…" – Michael Gove pic.twitter.com/52IvwXFImH
— JOE Politics (@PoliticsJOE_UK) February 20, 2018
