Dover’s traffic chaos drove the direction of travel on Twitter – 12+ favourite reactions
10.
Good to see Brexiters reacting to the Dover chaos they’ve inflicted on us with their usual charm, wit and contrition. Obviously it’s impressive to see them taking responsibility once again and having the grace not to blame anyone else for their monumental fuck-up. Well done guys.
— sarah murphy (@13sarahmurphy) July 24, 2022
11.
Just enough people were persuaded to vote leave to stop freedom of movement. What's ironic is that it was their own freedom of movement they were voting to stop.
— nick abbot (@NIAbbot) July 24, 2022
12.
Since the queues at Dover are proof that the government has successfully delivered the hard Brexit it kept promising, surely they should be boasting about them, rather than complaining?
— Jonathan Coe (@jonathancoe) July 24, 2022
Travel journalist Simon Calder has been offering his expert opinion on news broadcasts, including the BBC. He was very clear on the main cause of the queues.
Simon Calder on Dover chaos.
Brexit took effect at the start of last year, but it's only this weekend that we're seeing the really significant problems… as it's simply taking a lot longer to carry out the post-brexit border checks.#BBCBreakfast pic.twitter.com/cRs3mKvzJ0
— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) July 23, 2022
The most reliable resident of 10 Downing Street, Larry the Cat, told the story behind the story.
A story in five parts:
1. The warning pic.twitter.com/mv6I7NY5v0— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) July 23, 2022
2. The dismissal pic.twitter.com/43Jw79OKnh
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) July 23, 2022
3. The rejection pic.twitter.com/0s0EfFHf9w
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) July 23, 2022
4. The Consequence pic.twitter.com/r50AeDAcnh
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) July 23, 2022
5. The denial pic.twitter.com/vD8FAMysZU
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) July 23, 2022
There’s only one thing for it.
Larry the Cat absolutely on the money with this thread. Don't bother putting a new PM into Downing Street, just give the job to Larry. https://t.co/m1KRKrmnmM
— David K Smith (@professor_dave) July 24, 2022
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