We can’t believe Michael Fabricant fell for this spoof MP – but he really did
After Conservative MP William Wragg made allegations of party attempts to blackmail Boris Johnson’s critics, Michael Fabricant launched a one-man campaign to rubbish the reports.
He began with this widely panned piece of self-incrimination.
There was more.
He also retweeted tweets criticising Wragg and praising Johnson, like this one.
Boris Johnson wouldn’t stand up in parliament and tell a fellow MP ‘In the name of God go.’
He wouldn’t defect to Labour.
As a new MP he wouldn’t hatch a plot against his party leader.
Why?
Because Boris Johnson is an honest man, a man of honour & people are now seeing that.👍🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/7t9hrkV69F— Sir Michael Take CBE (@MichaelTakeMP) January 20, 2022
But Sir Michael Take – as in ‘Mickey Take’ – isn’t an actual MP, and you’d sort of think an actual MP might just know that, but even so – surely “Boris Johnson is an honest man” really gave it away.
Sir Michael was delighted with the endorsement.
Absolutely delighted that @Mike_Fabricant has retweeted me.
It’s good to know there are some intelligent, rational Conservative MPs we can rely on. Michael is obviously not easily fooled and can see the truth. Boris Johnson is so lucky to have a supporter like him.😁👍🇬🇧 pic.twitter.com/SYpAYGGtpQ— Sir Michael Take CBE (@MichaelTakeMP) January 20, 2022
Tweeters enjoyed his cringeworthy error.
Does @Mike_Fabricant think that @MichaelTakeMP is real? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/02tSbSZjOy
— Damon (@damocrat) January 20, 2022
STOP IT 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
— Rosie Holt (@RosieisaHolt) January 20, 2022
Michael’s having a smashing day on the Twitter today. https://t.co/zPwM859YgT
— Emma Fielding (@emmagafielding) January 20, 2022
Splendid news Sir Michael.
But I suspect when Mr Fabricant realises what's happened, there'll be hell toupee.— Pablo Escalope (@pabloescalope) January 20, 2022
Guy’s been an MP since 1992 and doesn’t realise he never actually had a colleague called Michael Take representing an imaginary constituency
— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) January 20, 2022
@mrjamesob This is wonderful.
Michael Take MP is (obviously) not real.
(The jury is out on Michael Fabricant). pic.twitter.com/48eHfA0lCq— Mike Holden 💙 (@MikeHolden42) January 20, 2022
As @liamnorris1001 so beautifully put it –
“I’d have thought it would take more than a few hours to outdo confirming bullying and blackmail, but Fabricant is on a roll today.”
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Michael Fabricant’s defence of the No 10 garden party got the contempt it deserved
Source Sir Michael Take Image Sir Michael Take, Screengrab
