Politics

It all kicked off in the Commons and this is what British democracy looks like today

It’s not the final PMQs of Boris Johnson’s so-called premiership until next week, but the signs are that he won’t bother turning up again so today was his final farewell.

Except it wasn’t Johnson’s typical non-performance that caught the attention, it was what happened before the PM stood up. If you want to know how British democracy is operating right now, look no further.

The absolute state of it. Just imagine what would happen if someone lied to Parliament.

And here are just a few of the things people were saying about it.

1.

2.

https://twitter.com/SpillerOfTea/status/1547175049517568003?s=20&t=kaVKIquhDzxlArZTIZHAKA

3.

4.

5.

6.

https://twitter.com/YvonneBurdett3/status/1547174909339639810?s=20&t=kaVKIquhDzxlArZTIZHAKA

7.

8.

And just in case you were wondering, the two people expelled were Kenny MacAskill and Neale Hanvey, the only two MPs of Alex Salmond’s Alba party who were trying to launch a protest over Scottish independence.

WANT MORE POKE?

Get the best of the day’s posts delivered direct to you by joining The Poke+ on Facebook

Source Twitter @BBCPolitics