The Brexit Party pulled a last-day stunt in the European Parliament – 13 scathing takedowns
After 47 years, the UK has sat in its final session of the European Parliament ahead of exiting the European Union on Friday.
Having approved the Withdrawal Deal already passed in the House of Commons, the assembled MEPs made this touching farewell gesture.
Singing of Auld Lang Syne starts in the European Parliament as the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement is approved by MEPshttps://t.co/tzNNPSGZXc pic.twitter.com/pTiLrW0Qlf
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) January 29, 2020
It moved journalist and ardent Remainer Ian Dunt to tears.
Yep. That got me. That made me cry. https://t.co/l1wd4StNIm
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) January 29, 2020
It would have been as good a way to bow out as the UK could expect, under the circumstances, but the Brexit Party had other ideas.
They did this.
WATCH: Leader of the Brexit Party Nigel Farage waves British flag before leaving European Parliament | Read more: https://t.co/ibqt1PycY4 pic.twitter.com/MBZRnPsetg
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) January 29, 2020
European Parliament Vice-president, Mairead McGuinness, firmly put them in its place, but the disapproval spilled over onto Twitter.
1.
Our nation has been utterly humiliated by the actions of this xenophobic, carpet-bagging chancer, but it’s never too late to shame us one last time. pic.twitter.com/2vXY5oL8aj
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) January 29, 2020
2.
Why do I suspect the EU’s February Spotify playlist will kick off with a wee bit of Gloria Gaynor? They are changing the fucking locks at the stroke of midnight guys.
pic.twitter.com/rOzftLI3pA— Malcolm Tucker Esq 🕷 (@Tucker5law) January 29, 2020
3.
Disgraceful to the end. pic.twitter.com/edgs5amvzN
— Michael Jones (@MrMichaelEU) January 29, 2020
4.
It’s like a scene from Monty Python. Grinning, jeering and waving their little flags as the ship sinks under them. https://t.co/qGJy14JJBx
— Oisín McGann (@OisinMcGann) January 29, 2020
5.
These obnoxious, petty, small-minded, provincial, braying bags of pus. I’m embarrassed to share a species with them, let alone a country. pic.twitter.com/sR54VLr97R
— Nick Pettigrew (@Nick_Pettigrew) January 29, 2020
6.
I can only feel ashamed that people with whom I share the same nationality behave in such a barbaric manner. How can we show our EU friends that we have nothing in common with these morons? https://t.co/tps4XdKm7C
— Danny Barrs (@DanielBarrs2) January 29, 2020
