15 weary reactions to Parliament’s indicative vote fail
After wresting control of proceedings in the House from the Government, MPs had a day of debating, followed by a vote on eight options, in a bid to try and find a way out of the Brexit maze. If you haven’t caught up on the results, spoiler alert: it didn’t work, and the only thing they were able to discern was that they don’t like anything – including each other.
it's not surprising that there was no majority for anything tonight, but actually hearing it happen is quite something
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) March 27, 2019
In summary: the Commons has now overwhelmingly rejected every single type of Brexit, and no Brexit
— Michael Deacon (@MichaelPDeacon) March 27, 2019
These reactions very much reflect the mood on Twitter, and potentially out in the real world.
1.
That’s it, nothing else for it – the cats are taking over Brexit. #indicativevotes
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) March 27, 2019
2.
We've learned one thing. Don't hold binary referendums on hugely complex issues. They end up making Pandora's box look like a misplaced tea cake at a teddy bears picnic. #indicativevotes
— Otto English (@Otto_English) March 27, 2019
3.
Do you want to revoke A50?
nopeok
Do you want May's deal?
nopeok
Do you want a no deal?
nopeok
Do you want another type of deal?nope
ok
Should we put it back to the people?nope#indicativevotes pic.twitter.com/r0A9Tenq7K
— G Dog Man (@gdog2010_john) March 27, 2019
4.
https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/1111027108346822661
5.
People’s Vote: 268 votes
Customs Union: 264 votes
(both with cabinet not even voting)
Theresa May’s deal: 242 votesGovernment conclusion:
It’s obvious we must go for Theresa May’s deal again.#indicativevotes— David Schneider (@davidschneider) March 27, 2019
6.
https://twitter.com/Simon_Pegg/status/1111026133976449031
7.
Watching BBC Parliament and seeing all that joviality and jolliness and excitement in the house really wants me to become an MP. Seems they’re having a right beano.
— Henning Wehn (@henningwehn) March 27, 2019
8.
Well I’m glad that sorted everything out. Next up: coin flipping to decide a Brexit outcome, followed by pulling random words out of a bag to create one and then calling in Derek Acorah to do a Ouiji board to see what the spirits say. #indicativevotes
— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) March 27, 2019