An MP shouting “Ahoy there!” is top Grayling baiting
It’s come to something when even the US is calling Chris Grayling “Failing Grayling”, such is the enormity of his reputation for incompetence. The Transport Secretary has presided over an astonishing Brexit traffic jam practice, caused 800 train cancellations a day with an unworkable timetable and wasted time and money by hiring a ferry company with no ferries. It was the last of these which caused Labour MP Paula Sherriff to shout “Ahoy there!” in the House of Commons at the start of a debate on the incident.
She was instantly admonished by an obviously amused Speaker, John Bercow.
WATCH: The Speaker of the House, John Bercow, just had to rebuke a Labour MP for shouting "Ahoy There!" at the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling – presumably in reference to his utterly shambolic handling of the Seaborne Freight debacle!#AhoyThere#FailingGrayling pic.twitter.com/78pT8zDWZX
— Evolve Politics (@evolvepolitics) March 5, 2019
Some people couldn’t get over the Speaker’s unique style.
What happens if you shout “ahoy there” in the Commons… pic.twitter.com/cP2B0T7oLg
— Richard Wheeler (@richard_kaputt) March 5, 2019
Orderrrrrrr https://t.co/7HY77WZi3a
— Ellie Goulding (@elliegoulding) March 5, 2019
This is a dial-up modem. https://t.co/XJzfk7qMZZ
— Elaine Scattermoon (@scattermoon) March 5, 2019
But many people just enjoyed seeing the piss being taken out of Chris Grayling.
https://twitter.com/WillBlackWriter/status/1102980933102243840
He's good, Bercow – made sure the joke was repeated for anyone who didn't quite hear the off-mic comment. https://t.co/O8GGQTxNZ8
— Stephen Wadsworth (@StephenWadswor2) March 5, 2019
Excellent. ‘Ahoy there’ should be the greeting Grayling receives everywhere he goes from now on
— BigXiggg (@BXiggg) March 5, 2019
Paula Sherriff MP apparently shouting "Ahoy there!" as HoC were deciding to have a debate on awarding of ferry contracts really made me laugh.
— Jason Ashford (@jasonashford89) March 5, 2019
W. Anchors away♀️⛵️⚓️⛴
— Peter John #GTTO️ (@morrispexmouth) March 5, 2019
Rope a dope #ChrisGrayling really is one of the biggest tubes in politics & the competition is fierce. #AhoyThere
— norn iron man (@norn_iron_man) March 5, 2019
As political journalist Richard Wheeler pointed out, it’s just not the same written down.
It’s just not the same when written down in Hansard… pic.twitter.com/fZhxyqTMob
— Richard Wheeler (@richard_kaputt) March 5, 2019
Still …10/10 for the use of “chunter”.