Favourite 18 takedowns of Leavers quoting ‘Remainers’ who now want Brexit

Since Theresa May‘s visit to Salzburg resulted in discouraging noises from the EU about her Chequers Plan – and a cake with no cherry – a number of pro-Brexit public figures have made surprisingly similar comments, like these three notable examples.

Chap I know, lifelong Islington-style Labour, vociferous Remainer, 65ish, not a Corbynite, is so angry at EU's treatment of Mrs May that he now wants Brexit.

— Quentin Letts (@thequentinletts) September 21, 2018

A non political mate, who voted Remain, just rang:

HIM: "Have I got this right? These people are supposed to be our friends, yet this is how they treat our PM?
ME: Well…
YES: I hope there's another referendum so I can tell these f**kers where to stick their single market. pic.twitter.com/DjJsJMRnsO

— Iain Dale (@IainDale) September 20, 2018

https://twitter.com/DKShrewsbury/status/1043855867697876998

In a nutshell, they claim anonymous Remain voters are turning into Brexiters because they don’t like how the EU has treated the Prime Minister, presumably because it’s so offensive to repeatedly tell her to stop bringing the same deal back to the table with slightly different wording.

There were several distinct reactions to this trend. Firstly, those who questioned that the PM had received unfair treatment.

By treatment do you mean the EU saying from day one that they are not going to change the rules of the Single Market for the UK, and the PM continuing to ask them to change the rules of the market and the EU saying no. What else were they going to do?

— George Turner (@georgenturner) September 21, 2018

Did you not tell him the truth? They are negotiating on behalf of 27 countries who have a common goal with a nation ruled by idiots and right wing tax dodging liars?

— Country’s cowped (@MccarronMmc) September 20, 2018

Firstly it’s your duty to explain what the Tory No Deal will do to the quality of their lives. The truth. When you’ve done that explain that the only people behaving badly in negotiations are the UK government.

— One Voice #FBPE (@jezzerthecat) September 24, 2018

Then there were the people who simply didn’t believe these mystery converts existed.

That’s funny because I have also made up a chap who voted Leave but has now realised it was a really stupid decision.

— Stephen Fawcus (@sfawcus) September 21, 2018

This chap Quentin knows definitely exists. Yes. https://t.co/5uXCZNHgoF

— Michael Legge (@michaellegge) September 22, 2018

Send all correspondence to:

Mr D. Oesnt-Exist
Madeup Avenue
London https://t.co/nzsQo472Ma

— Chris Hewitt (@ChrisHewitt) September 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/rowena_kay/status/1043136918370828290

https://twitter.com/PeteNorth303/status/1044195323994869760

Then your friend hasn’t been listening to the EU’s stated position for two years. So his opinion isn’t something anyone would want to share unless they didn’t mind looking like an idiot. Or you made him up because you don’t mind… Oh, it’s you. https://t.co/JZeT1miQeF

— Robert Webb (@arobertwebb) September 21, 2018