This is the most British political resignation speech you will ever see
Stick with it, because it’s worth it.
presenting perhaps the most British political resignation speech ever made pic.twitter.com/VWLDc16u35
— Matthew Champion (@matthewchampion) January 31, 2018
It’s international development minister Lord Bates who dramatically resigned from his post because he was late to the despatch box and missed a question from Labour’s Baroness Lister of Burtersett.
Lord Bates 1 minute later pic.twitter.com/bzFhsAhCos
— Peter Lyon (@PeterELyon) January 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/JimMFelton/status/958737805957582853
The response is pretty British as well.
I can't stop watching this. just the way he walks off through the Lords afterwards
— Matthew Champion (@matthewchampion) January 31, 2018
And this happened later.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lords, Baroness Smith of Basildon, interrupts the beginning of Lord Hague's speech on the EU Withdrawal Bill to say that Lord Bates really doesn't have to resign for missing a question. pic.twitter.com/BJdRXqji0b
— Richard Morris (@imrichardmorris) January 31, 2018
It has now been an hour since Lord Bates offered his resignation and it is still unclear if his resignation was accepted, or indeed where he went when he walked off…..
— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) January 31, 2018