Commons say ‘no’ to EU deal: Brexit for slow learners rejected so chaos looms

Just over two years ago, when Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster said it would be a mistake to allow the local crocodiles to hope that their well-honed appetites might be satisfied because, no matter how much they were given to eat, they would want more she revealed far more than she intended.

Commons say ‘no’ to EU deal: Brexit for slow learners rejected so chaos looms

Just over two years ago, when Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster said it would be a mistake to allow the local crocodiles to hope that their well-honed appetites might be satisfied because, no matter how much they were given to eat, they would want more she revealed far more than she intended.

She inadvertently showed how she regards some of her constituents, constituents whose democratic mandate she is obliged to discharge fairly. That duty stands even though she and her party work enthusiastically to nullify their vote to remain members of the European Union.

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