Iain Duncan Smith doesn’t understand what ‘having your cake and eat it’ means
Here’s Iain Duncan Smith – note for younger readers, he used to be leader of the Tory party – offering a bit of Brexit advice for Theresa May.
On trade negotiations, Iain Duncan Smith asks the PM to "remind" the EU that "cake exists to be eaten and cherries exist to be picked"https://t.co/2SS2S5cW0u pic.twitter.com/Etl3HOuhbh
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) March 5, 2018
We’re not sure what’s most worrying – the loud cheers it generates from the Conservative backbenches, or the fact no-one stood up and said: ‘For chrissakes Iain, what the f-ck are you talking about?’
On trade negotiations, Iain Duncan Smith asks the PM to "remind" the EU that "cake exists to be eaten and cherries exist to be picked"https://t.co/2SS2S5cW0u pic.twitter.com/Etl3HOuhbh
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) March 5, 2018
“When she gets into negotiations with her European counterparts about trade arrangements, could she remind them that cake exists to be eaten, and cherries exist to be picked.”
Here’s what people made of it online.
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"Cake exists to be eaten" says Iain Duncan Smith, who has apparently yet to grasp what is a fairly basic metaphor.
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) March 5, 2018
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Iain Duncan Smith, the Mary Berry of the Tory backbenches, reminds Theresa May that "cake exists to be eaten and cherries to be picked"
— Patrick Kidd (@patrick_kidd) March 5, 2018
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Good point, Iain. But can cake be had AND eaten? If only there was some sort of saying that gave us a clue… https://t.co/JuXz2vBedQ
— Pete Sinclair (@pete_sinclair) March 5, 2018
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Imagine being stuck next to Iain Duncan Smith at a party. You'd lose the will to live. https://t.co/3IYHruMhCQ
— You can call me Q (@QuintinForbes) March 5, 2018
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BREAKING: Police called to Iain Duncan Smith's home after reports lights are on but nobody's home. More soon …#IainDuncanSmithIdioms
— Tom Pride (@ThomasPride) March 5, 2018
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https://twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/970693813638520832
