Yesterday’s EU Withdrawal Bill debate in the House of Lords saw Brexit-bashing peers at their ermine-clad, sneering worst. Lord Bilmoria said Brexit is “a train crash in slow motion” and compared leaving the EU to the outbreak of the First World War. The Dark Lord, Lord Mandleson, said it is not “axiomatic” that the result of the referendum should be upheld and suggested Brexit could be overturned. Lord Patten whacked the benches as he shouted “I hate referendums!” and denounced Brexit as an “sin against… democracy.” Baroness Wheatcroft used her speech to argue for a second referendum. Lord Adonis whimpered: “don’t let us throw it all away.” You pay each of them £300 a day to luxuriate in what Lord Ridley called “the gilded, crimson echo-chamber for Remain”…
Sketch Round-Up
I Left Parliament Over Bullying | Huffington PostAt Least Beckett Was Honest About Bercow | Stephen Bush
Bercow Must Go to End Bullying Culture | Sir Kevin Barron
New Standards Boss Blocked Bercow Probe | The Sun
On the Plus Side, BoJo Was Outborised | Patrick Kidd
May to Face Brexiteer Coup ‘Within Days’ | Telegraph
Security Services Block Corbyn Aide’s Pass | HuffPo
Chairman Saj on Russia | Quentin Letts
Beer Shortage in Parliament? | Quentin Letts
Clark Wet as a Celery | Quentin Letts
Commons Spent £2.4 Million on NDAs | BBC
Hunt and Javid: Decisive Duo | Quentin Letts
How Peers Voted Last Night | BrexitCentral
Calamity Hogg | Quentin Letts
MPs Left Looking Like Chumps? | Quentin Letts
Tip offs: 0709 284 0531
team@Order-order.com
Quote of the Day
No prizes for guessing who Andrea Leadsom is talking about:
“As you said last week, Mr Speaker, we have a responsibility to safeguard the rights of this House and as Leader of the House I seek to do exactly that, treating all members of parliament with courtesy and respect. I hope and expect all Honourable and Right Honourable members to do likewise.”
Sponsors
