Dominic Raab tried to gaslight the UK but Mishal Husain wasn’t having it
Along with the rest of Boris Johnson’s Leave-promoting cabinet, Dominic Raab has been studiously trying to convince anyone who’ll listen that the UK realised a no-deal Brexit was on the cards since before the referendum. When he appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme to speak to Mishal Husain, he pushed that case again.
Foreign Secretary @DominicRaab suggests that there is a mandate for a no-deal Brexit#r4today | @MishalHusain | https://t.co/TQDEohgd53 pic.twitter.com/nRwsgb0Ziz
— BBC Radio 4 Today (@BBCr4today) July 29, 2019
Unfortunately for Dominic Raab, a recording popped up of what he actually said about leaving without a deal.
MUST-WATCH: New foreign Secretary Dominic Raab claimed today that the 2016 referendum is a mandate for No Deal.
But what did he actually say during that referendum? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/zBSYD0vzf0
— People's Vote UK (@peoplesvote_uk) July 29, 2019
Surely if people really looked, the internet would have something to back up his claim.
Dominic Raab insists he warned voters about the risks of a no-deal Brexit while fighting the EU referendum campaign. But @factcheck can't find any evidence of an interview where he talks about the dangers of no deal.
— C4 News FactCheck (@FactCheck) July 29, 2019
Currently on my umpteenth combination of search terms in an attempt to find out when Raab mentioned that the UK might have to leave without a deal during the referendum campaign.
Proving fruitless so far.
Does anyone happen to have any links?https://t.co/FHHgMnK77d
— Sarah Mackie (@lumi_1984) July 29, 2019
We can just imagine scores of Brexiters furiously googling in vain, since nobody managed to find a link for her. Quelle surprise!
His attempt to gaslight the country didn’t go down very well.
Excellent forensic questioning from @MishalHusain … and Raab stutters and sweats like he's been caught trying to sell a dodgy TV in a pub. https://t.co/mz7QuV56Rk
— Dinah Rose QC (@DinahRoseQC) July 29, 2019
If you needed further clarity that irrepressible soul vacuum Dominic Raab is a brazenly dishonest chancer, here he is pretending that no deal was what was sold all along – before blaming the BBC when he can't think of any examples to support his claim.pic.twitter.com/u98FntC1uS
— Graham Lithgow (@grahamlithgow) July 29, 2019
Lying. They have to. Nothing will justify what they plan to do. They will make everyone poorer, crash businesses, make 2.5 million people redundant, sell the NHS, allow the USA to provide drugs at inflated prices, bring USA health insurance in to bankrupt us all. Unjustified lies https://t.co/sQiJipp7fE
— Oor Steve (@bellshillbaker) July 30, 2019
Artist @MooseAllain cut through the Gordian Knot of debate with this comment.
‘Dominic Raab’ is an anagram of ‘moronic liar’. I mean, it’s not, but he doesn’t give a fuck about the truth either.
— Moose Allain Ꙭ (@MooseAllain) July 30, 2019
H/T: Indy100
