Jacob Rees-Mogg did a Chequers joke but you had to be over 40 to get it
Theresa May’s Brexit trip to Salzburg didn’t entirely go to plan.
In fact, it couldn’t have gone much worse as EU leaders lined up to tell her the Chequers plan she’s clinging onto is a no-go, basically.
EU now says Chequers won't work, Tory sceptics say Chequers won't work, some Tory Remainers say Chequers won't work …. can Number 10 really now cling on to it?
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) September 20, 2018
Still, at least Jacob Rees-Mogg got a decent pun out of it, right everyone?
https://twitter.com/Jacob_Rees_Mogg/status/1042780026108821504
See what he’s done there?
Fantastic bit of banter from JRM
— Darren Dixon (@BeaumontDMD) September 20, 2018
Except, er …
Pretty sure he has some oxbridge grad who does this for him. I don’t believe for one minute that he has ever heard of Keith Chegwin.
— Pom #FBPE (@Pom_42) September 20, 2018
And then there was this.
https://twitter.com/mk1969/status/1042781901491191810
And here it is.
Chequers Goes Pop
— Chris Deerin (@chrisdeerin) September 20, 2018
But the reference might have been lost on younger readers.
https://twitter.com/jamesrbuk/status/1042783877755006977
Chequers Goes Pope was a popular light entertainment show in the early 80s, presented by vaudeville act Jeff Chequers, who dressed up as the pope
— Tom Phillips (@flashboy) September 20, 2018
I 100% would've believed this if someone hadn't sent the real answer 10 seconds earlier
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) September 20, 2018
If you really do need reminding.
There’s even a whole episode.
We miss you Cheggers.
That’s reminded me Cheggers is dead and now I feel sad and old
— Chris Deerin (@chrisdeerin) September 20, 2018