A Brexiter complained about having to pay for EU travel and got totally owned – the 14 hottest burns
Lord Digby Jones may be a crossbencher in the House of Lords, but he’s firmly in the Brexit camp. When he heard the news that UK citizens will be charged €7 to travel to the EU, he was most unhappy, prompting him to post this snarky comment.
So the EU are going to charge Brits €7 to travel to Member States after Brexit. Just a thought…….did any of them want to charge my Great-uncle Thomas in 1917 or my wife’s Dad or uncle in 1944?
— Lord Digby Jones (@Digbylj) December 17, 2018
He wasn’t finished – he had this to add.
And the Remainers want a 2nd Referendum to get us to stay with this load of bullies do they?!
— Lord Digby Jones (@Digbylj) December 17, 2018
Unfortunately for Lord Jones, his stance turned out to be more than a little hypocritical, as one of his past tweets showed.
So to be single market we have to accept free movement of labour do we? Er..no! Just tell 'em no! …
— Lord Digby Jones (@Digbylj) June 28, 2016
That’s not the kind of thing that goes unnoticed over on Twitter, and the takedowns poured in.
1.
Man who called for free movement to end horrified that free movement might end. https://t.co/2ifP0ZIaur
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 18, 2018
2.
“I demand they stop free movement”
“HOW DARE THEY STOP FREE MOVEMENT” pic.twitter.com/GYJ4OO0ukK— James Felton (@JimMFelton) December 18, 2018
3.
Christ alive, this warbling numptie bellend. https://t.co/BRxqVAdgvU
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) December 18, 2018
4.
lord Digsby, stomping into a Patisserie Valerie & loudly demanding a free croissant because his wife's uncle was in a war.
— No Cheeses For Us Meeces (@Scriblit) December 18, 2018
5.
Pathetic – quite apart from the fact that it is us, not them, wanting to end free movement. https://t.co/sAxkBj9HP0
— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) December 18, 2018
6.
This exposes the corrosive mindset of many behind Brexit – still fighting wars of the past, obsessed by British exceptionalism & oblivious to reasons for EU creation as a vehicle to bring countries closer together. Disgraceful, even for this ennobled buffoon https://t.co/Y3m3M19oYG
— Ian Birrell (@ianbirrell) December 18, 2018
7.
This is over seven months old (and needs a little revision re the ‘EVERY TIME’) but Digby Jones still doesn’t understand any of it. Needless to say, the pointless, pusillanimous pudding of a man is still a regular on Brexit ‘debates’. https://t.co/YQOHcdPmo4
— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) December 18, 2018
8.
Digby Jones was born in 1955 https://t.co/xhfy4meXry
— Jonn Elledge (@JonnElledge) December 18, 2018
