The replies to this are almost worth the price of Brexit alone
Pro-Brexit campaigners thought it would be a good idea to present the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier with a basket of British goods.
A lovely gesture, and what better way to impress a Frenchman by giving him a load of English cheese (seem to remember they tried this in The Apprentice a while back).
https://twitter.com/Steven_Woolfe/status/951086674875953152
Anyway, we’re not sure the Steven Woolfe – a one-time UKIP leadership hopeful who is now an ‘independent’ – thought this through.
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https://twitter.com/WikiGuido/status/951099506480877568
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that’s not a hamper, that’s a trip to a petrol station when you forgot to buy a gift
— David Wyllie (@journodave) January 10, 2018
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https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/951102941867466753
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PICTURED: Proud patriots deliver Brexit hamper to @MichelBarnier to illustrate the power of British brands and our strong negotiating hand in trade deals. pic.twitter.com/hET2sFz9OB
— The DM Reporter (@DMReporter) January 10, 2018
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Marmite invented by German
Tea – grown in India
Winston Churchill – half American – believer in a federal Europe
Shakespeare – sourced plays from European texts
Piccalili – English interpretation of Indian chutney
Steve Woolfe – grandson of immigrants
Enjoy @michelbarnier https://t.co/khYGQhZlls— Otto English (@Otto_English) January 10, 2018
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If only he could find some British spuds and apples…. looks like he just got a PA to pop out to Fortnum and Mason and a local bookshop.
— Coral Musgrave (@travellingcoral) January 10, 2018
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https://twitter.com/RogerQuimbly/status/951104062811987968
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THIS pic.twitter.com/IkGgk4fg1F
— The Poke (@ThePoke) January 10, 2018
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Marmite and PG are made by Unilever which is half Dutch.
— Christopher Lee (@UKPP_Colchester) January 10, 2018
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Precisely. To show we want the UK to remain close ties with our EU friends.
— Steven Woolfe MEP (@Steven_Woolfe) January 10, 2018
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thats not “precisely” the point you were making though is it?
Why say “fantastic products from Britain” if you know for a fact they aren’t British products. Stop treating the public with such contempt— Kuruption (@Wevegotsaiz) January 10, 2018
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No-one outside the UK wants to drink PG Tips or eat Marmite.
— rui (@ruiruiruirui) January 10, 2018
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Unilever have said Brexit may force them to relocate.
— Mark Worgan 🇪🇺 (@worgztheowl) January 10, 2018
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Beyond embarrassing. It’s like the Blue Peter time capsule but with dolts doing it. That Churchill biography looks like it’s from a petrol station.
— Justin Lewis (@Mumbler3) January 10, 2018