Literally nothing surprises me anymore in the world of politics.
Yesterday’s flag issue seemed to be peak (on this particular) Thursday insanity. But no hold my pint, of milk, as Charles Walker took the prize for the craziest statement of the day.
Boris Johnson suffered a substantial backbench rebellion as 35 Conservative MPs opposed the extension of coronavirus laws for a further six months.
The Prime Minister had ordered his MPs to support an extension to wide-ranging powers contained in the Coronavirus Act.
But several ignored this and opted to vote against, including former cabinet ministers David Davis and Esther McVey.
Despite the protests of backbench Tories, MPs voted to extend emergency Covid-19 powers until the end of September, far beyond the planned end of social distancing in June.
Prior to the vote, Sir Walker made a bizarre pledge to “protest about the price of milk” and told the Commons he would spend the next few days walking around London “with a pint of milk on my person because that pint will represent my protest”.
He told the House “that pint will remind me that the act of protest is a freedom & not a right… & if you don’t fight for freedoms they end up being taken away from you.”
The fact that this isn’t satire should be enough, but people had a lot to say about his sour protest.
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