Jacob Rees-Mogg’s empty Brexit promise got exactly the reaction it deserved

It didn’t help that Rees-Mogg did this.

It went down as well as ‘Dear Jacob’.

1.

*We don't have any ideas despite pushing this nonsense our entire lives* https://t.co/MPbjnz6NUj

— Otto English (@Otto_English) February 13, 2022

2.

What a bizarre pseudo-religious statement. https://t.co/GYQoP8lEMw

— Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) February 13, 2022

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Meaningless word salad. https://t.co/3e5YhDKxYu

— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) February 13, 2022

4.

If there's one thing crowds are well-known for, it's their wisdom. "A crowd of people negotiated a delicate and complicated trade agreement", for instance.

“The intelligence of that creature known as a crowd is the square root of the number of people in it.”
Terry Pratchett https://t.co/FDwyatVoxp

— Nick Pettigrew (@Nick_Pettigrew) February 13, 2022

5.

The lovely thing about Mogg is the way he is willing to humiliate himself in front of the nation on a regular basis in pursuit of his singular driving motivation of self-enrichment https://t.co/P4NIWPUoM4

— Incorrigible FCA (@ImIncorrigible) February 13, 2022

6.

"In other words, if I turn out to be Minister for No Brexit Opportunities, it’s going to be your bloody fault, not mine" https://t.co/3GFGg6Nk4Q

— Dan Rebellato (@DanRebellato) February 13, 2022

7.

He’s just told Parliament the NHS has already been given the £350m a week Brexit dividend promised! He really does think we are all thick https://t.co/gPNxgaoZBE

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) February 13, 2022

8.

Weren't you supposed to have thought of the benefits of Brexit before you sought to persuade your fellow citizens to vote to leave? https://t.co/fzlsxs6MsI

— Matthew Stadlen (@MatthewStadlen) February 13, 2022

9.

I don't know what's worse – the tweet or the Sunday Express spin.

Anyway, this is where we are at with 'Brexit Opportunities', coming soon to an island near you. https://t.co/ERuYdq3Nur

— Phil Syrpis (@syrpis) February 13, 2022

10.

when you say benefits do you mean people needing benefits having lost their job

— dave ❄️ (@davemacladd) February 13, 2022

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Brexit by Samuel Beckett pic.twitter.com/ulMy6Ai8sC

— Toby Earle (@TobyonTV) February 12, 2022

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Coming soon Mr Mogg @Jacob_Rees_Mogg? Why it seems only yesterday you were saying in 50 years. Coming soon or 50 years, which is it? https://t.co/t6v60EupWg

— Andrew Parnall – Brexit can't/won't work, ever! (@dontbrexitfixit) February 13, 2022

Perhaps the crowds are wiser than the minister realises.

The majority of the U.K. thinks Johnson should resign for attending 'Mock the Dead' parties at Downing Street ….does this constitute 'wisdom of crowds'?

— Con O'Neill (@cononeilluk) February 13, 2022

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