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Corbyn snatches defeat from the jaws of victory, yet again. What an absolute Christmas gift to a gov’t in complete meltdown, as the House rises for the Holidays.
A PM spending billions to blackmail Parliament, quite literally, into voting for her awful deal, her party in open revolt, a country in meltdown, and the Opposition (unbelievably, 4 points behind in latest polls) somehow end up in a f’kin defensive position. Couldn’t make it up.
Cue lots of people defending him and blaming THE MEEDJA, who would be screaming “RESIGN” if Cameron has said this to a female Labour MP. Indeed, were saying exactly that after “calm down dear”.
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