The Brexit Express chugged into town and the jokes came steaming in – our 9 favourites

Having milked every last drop of usefulness out of buses, the Brexiters are now boasting about their train, which is – naturally – a steam train that does nothing but chug around with “The Brexit Express” written on it. Already, the metaphors are stacking up. Pro-Leave MP, Steve Baker, tweeted a clip of the engine when he went to see it with his colleague, David Davis.
https://twitter.com/SteveBakerHW/status/1112300203023970304

It’s a product of some of the most creative minds of the 19th century, maintained in current times more for its nostalgia value than for its efficiency or practicality – and so is the train. Of course, watching the clip of the cumbersome and polluting machinery rolling backwards provided low-hanging fruit for Twitter comedians.

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https://twitter.com/davidallengreen/status/1112332171627425792

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A fucking steam train? Huge congratulations to your Unhelpful On The Nose Metaphors Team. https://t.co/gdYbRWRWz1

— @mrchrisaddison@dizl.de (@mrchrisaddison) March 31, 2019

3.

The Tit-Filled Thunderbolt. https://t.co/MDhSG4210v

— David Quantick (@quantick) March 31, 2019

4.

✅Relic of a bygone era
✅Full of hot air
✅Going backwards

Seems appropriate https://t.co/UvmTaROUYf

— Dai Lama (@WelshDalaiLama) March 31, 2019

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An expensive nostalgia project, designed for the 19th century, moving backwards. The perfect metaphor for Brexit. https://t.co/agVyj4Qssk

— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) March 31, 2019

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https://twitter.com/GPWebb/status/1112348679334187008

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"Lads, we need a visual representation of Brexit. Something that absolutely nobody on Twitter will be able to make fun of."

"What about a steam locomotive? Obsolete, powered by hot air, and – here's the best bit – we film it going backwards?"

"Nothing can go wrong." https://t.co/Xv9zhxpPfF

— Andrew Mueller (@andrew_mueller) March 31, 2019

8.

Outdated, noisy, obsolete and making loads of hot air. Nice train though. https://t.co/0nU1v1fgXh

— Peter Smith (@Redpeter99) March 31, 2019

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https://twitter.com/jamesmb/status/1112366941463822336

As if that weren’t enough self-owning from the Brexiters, convicted electoral fraudster, Darren Grimes, posted this image of himself standing by a stationary Brexit Express.

They can’t stop the @BrexitE! 🚂@annietrev 🇬🇧✊🏻 pic.twitter.com/SzeeP0xZkZ

— Darren Grimes (@darrengrimes_) March 31, 2019

Satire is dead, dragged under the wheels of the Brexit Express.

Images via: Steve Baker, Darren Grimes, @BrexitE