The government is scrapping a radioactivity rule for food – 15 nuclear reactions
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency, must be jumping for joy – or at least waggling his top hat in muted glee – after the government was finally able to announce a Brexit benefit.
Fish and vegetables grown near the old Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan can be freely sold in Britain after the Food Standards Agency scrapped a rule on radioactivity levels in produce https://t.co/cqzQtJy86Q
— Telegraph Politics (@TelePolitics) May 5, 2022
Clearly, we all misheard when Nigel Farage said Brexit would be a big boost to the fission industry.
Twitter went nuclear when the news broke, with these reactions being particularly explosive.
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— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) May 5, 2022
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HA HA HA HA HA Thanks Brexit. https://t.co/zWIRTUc4I3
— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) May 5, 2022
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Central heating for kids https://t.co/rVWaPo8BOb pic.twitter.com/WsDpMxFYZm
— Stephen Graham (@StephenCVGraham) May 5, 2022
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This is such great news. Finally we can have fish and chips we can use as radioactive lanterns to guide us home in the dark. #ProjectFearWasReal https://t.co/DXj4p6DSFa
— Danny Wallace (@dannywallace) May 5, 2022
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Hey, another Brexit dividend. https://t.co/yVI5dJt4kN
— Annette Dittert (@annettedittert) May 5, 2022
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Fish fingers but actual fish fingers https://t.co/uf3aUoGcnU
— Trudi (@Trudski2012) May 5, 2022
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Don’t need to worry about the energy crisis if the food microwaves itself, right kids? https://t.co/4KrD2MUvCw
— Michael Moran (@TheMichaelMoran) May 5, 2022
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Carrots that you can see in the dark https://t.co/JMpPZ20cqd
— (@olvrlstr) May 5, 2022