Watch the Speaker of the House of Commons skewer a Tory MP for being a snowflake
You can’t have missed the furore that developed yesterday over a comment by Donald Tusk, calling out the architects of Brexit for their lack of a plan. When Tory Brexiter Peter Bone, MP for slamming the EU – and also Wellingborough, took to his feet to ask how the House could complain, Speaker John Bercow had no time for his over-sensitivity.
“I didn’t know… that he was in any sense a delicate flower.”⁰
Speaker John Bercow responds to Brexiteer Peter Bone after the MP calls Donald Tusk’s ‘special place in hell’ remark “a completely outrageous insult”. pic.twitter.com/SpVykn2ZoL
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) February 6, 2019
“I was not hitherto conscious that the Honourable Gentleman, the Member for Wellingborough, was notably sensitive – that he was in any sense a delicate flower.”
To add insult to injury, or more accurately – to add fact-check to insult, MP Joanna Cherry’s correction must have stung.
The clip has been very well received on Twitter.
In which an MP misquotes Donald Tusk and makes a great show of being Offended, the Speaker says 'aww diddums', and the misquotation is subsequently corrected. Magnificent. https://t.co/ocifuu4qWt
— Adrian Bott (@Cavalorn) February 6, 2019
The snowflake generation is older than I thought. https://t.co/KiuKSIY2y7
— Jonathan Mills (@Muinchille) February 6, 2019
The politest "go fuck yourself, you wet blanket" in history. https://t.co/745BAqhriS
— Fosh (@foshtown) February 6, 2019
"Sometimes the truth hurts."
Most enjoyable to watch the silly old europhobe Peter Bone attempt to play the victim and get put in his place by the Speaker and @joannaccherry. https://t.co/1KEpzQXA9Z
— Simon Bruni (@SimonBruni) February 6, 2019
Several Twitter users, including Andrew Griffiths had an excellent suggestion.
He’s one of the politicians Donald Tusk was talking about. He could prove him wrong by producing a workable Brexit plan.
— Andrew Griffiths (@AndyPRG) February 6, 2019
We eagerly await the big reveal.