Brextremist bore Peter Bone’s tea room hissy fit during a discussion of the details of Theresa May’s bad plan confirmed that leaving is a religion for the headbangers’ headbanger. As Tory colleagues discussed trade and the backstop, Bone-head startled MPs sitting nearby by raising his arms in the air and wailing: “I don’t care. I don’t care. I just want to leave.” That’s another seat booked in hell’s special place.
Labour’s potential leavers have started sitting together in the members’ dining room. My snout’s clocked Chuka Umunna, Angela Smith, Chris Leslie, Gavin Shuker, Luciana Berger and, a new name this, Ann Coffey at a plotters’ table. Stockport MP Coffey co-tabled the 2016 no confidence motion, ultimately triggering a leadership challenge against Jeremy Corbyn. Maybe she wanted to discuss the weather.
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