Dover MP celebrates post-Brexit red tape for creating lots of new jobs

The Tory MP for Dover has launched an innovative defence of Brexit, claiming that the mountains of new red tape is creating scores of new jobs.

Discussing the prospect of a new ‘Brexit opportunities’, Natalie Elphicke – the MP for Dover and Deal – suggested long queues around the port are not caused by Brexit.

She subsequently touted the so-called benefits of Brexit, in an intervention which swiftly raised eyebrows.

”Here in Dover and Deal we’ve already been benefiting from the so-called Brexit dividend,” Elphicke told BBC Newsnight.

“We’ve had £100m invested in our border facilities here, it’s going to bring with it 650 extra jobs.”

One France-based journalist was especially scathing.

Others pointed out that this is not the first time the Dover MP has offered mind-bending explanations for the chaos in her constituency.

But, mostly, people had a good laugh.

Henry Goodwin

Henry is a reporter with a keen interest in politics and current affairs. He read History at the University of Cambridge and has a Masters in Newspaper Journalism from City, University of London. Follow him on Twitter: @HenGoodwin.