18 suitably disrespectful versions of Jacob Rees-Mogg’s arrogant sprawl
Not for the first time, Jacob Rees-Mogg decided to treat the House of Commons like a Roman villa, by lying draped across one of its revered benches, whilst obviously holding the plebeians in extreme disdain. His ill-mannered display was captured by MP Anna Turley.
The physical embodiment of arrogance, entitlement, disrespect and contempt for our parliament. pic.twitter.com/XdnFQmkfCS
— Anna Turley MP (@annaturley) September 3, 2019
He was roundly rebuked by John Bercow, Caroline Lucas and a number of MPs who shouted to him to sit up, but online, he became a meme, with these standing out as rather excellent.
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"Draw me like one of those disaster capitalists Jack" pic.twitter.com/GYetWGnI9c
— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) September 3, 2019
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— Cold War Steve (@Coldwar_Steve) September 4, 2019
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— The Poke (@ThePoke) September 3, 2019
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— Craig Deeley 🇪🇺🏳️🌈 (@craiguito) September 3, 2019
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— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) September 3, 2019
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Alas, poor Ophelia pic.twitter.com/mO3jqh39sm
— Gaz Weetman (@GazWeetman) September 3, 2019
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time to move forward.#MorMade pic.twitter.com/yjhBy6rFBR
— Martin Mor (@MartinMorComedy) September 3, 2019
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— Christopher Coulton 🔶 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇺🇸 #FBPE (@XLVIII_Percent) September 3, 2019
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I know I'm late with this. pic.twitter.com/S3rsnddfee
— Phillip Dyte (@phillipdyte) September 3, 2019
