This Tory MP was so owned it’s almost worth the price of Brexit by itself

Here’s Brexity Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski sharing what might loosely be termed his ‘analysis’ of Brexit while shopping for his fruit and veg at his local Tesco.

And sometimes the replies to a tweet are so perfect you, well, have a read for yourself after a chap called Jim Cornelius took the time to point out where the Tory MP for Shrewsbury had got his facts wrong.

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HI Daniel. I zoomed in on your photo, and couldn’t see clearly – but – at this time of year, almost certainly, those lemons are imported from South Africa. They come in on a 0% tariff under the entry price system.

Here’s some from Aldi. pic.twitter.com/cMsfAaaqYY

— Jim Cornelius🇪🇺🇬🇧 #WATON (@Jim_Cornelius) September 24, 2018

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And here’s some lemons and limes from Sainsbury’s. Again the lemons are coming in on a 0% tariff because we have an FTA with South Africa. The limes are from Mexico. They also come in on a 0% tariff, because we have an FTA with Mexico. pic.twitter.com/kQ8iEIdEc2

— Jim Cornelius🇪🇺🇬🇧 #WATON (@Jim_Cornelius) September 24, 2018

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These Sainsbury oranges, also from South Africa, also on a 0% tariff because of the FTA with South Africa and the other SADC countries (o Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, and Swaziland[Eswatini]). pic.twitter.com/waf2DfRs0n

— Jim Cornelius🇪🇺🇬🇧 #WATON (@Jim_Cornelius) September 24, 2018

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Some of the other oranges there, in Sainsbury’s, are from Egypt. We have an FTA with Egypt, so guess what? These oranges come in on a 0% tariff. pic.twitter.com/9pikTfatTV

— Jim Cornelius🇪🇺🇬🇧 #WATON (@Jim_Cornelius) September 24, 2018

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See these kiwi fruit? They come from Chile and these also come in on a 0% tariff. You know why? Yep, you guessed it. we have an FTA with Chile. pic.twitter.com/PSffXJ1AE4

— Jim Cornelius🇪🇺🇬🇧 #WATON (@Jim_Cornelius) September 24, 2018

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These blueberries here. They’re from Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is part of the ESA group of African countries. So under the ESA FTA they enter the UK on a 0% tariff too.

Curiously there’s no specific tariff entry for blueberries it is under “Fruit of the genus Vaccinium – Other”. pic.twitter.com/AxQ9rHAQ27

— Jim Cornelius🇪🇺🇬🇧 #WATON (@Jim_Cornelius) September 24, 2018

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See these pineapples? They’re from Costa Rica. We have an FTA with Costa Rica. So they come in on a 0% tariff. pic.twitter.com/BM2V9yvurr

— Jim Cornelius🇪🇺🇬🇧 #WATON (@Jim_Cornelius) September 24, 2018

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By the way, in case you think I’m making this us – Here’s the tariff schedule for pineapples from Costa Rica. https://t.co/gclTzQNcle pic.twitter.com/44eFOLe6xj

— Jim Cornelius🇪🇺🇬🇧 #WATON (@Jim_Cornelius) September 24, 2018

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See these mangoes? They’re from Peru. There’s no tariff on mangoes, so it’s imported on 0%, but if there was a tariff it wouldn’t apply to these mangoes because we have an FTA with Peru. pic.twitter.com/JessGJnVtM

— Jim Cornelius🇪🇺🇬🇧 #WATON (@Jim_Cornelius) September 24, 2018