Behind him, Rees-Mogg somehow manages to look both sheepish and arrogant at the same time. One of his few genuine abilities.
Christopher fucking Chope gets to speak.
Spouts some nonsense about changing the law to (effectively) allow the PM to be a dictator in future.
Because Christopher Chope is an awful human being.
Cox says he doesn't know who asked or what they were shown. But he didn't hide it from anyone.
Cox waffles.
Cox goes off on one about Parliament sitting.
And he was doing so well.
Cox has gone full Corporal Jones.
He also invoked the 17.4m.
EVERYBODY DRINK.
"The time is coming when even these turkeys won't be able to prevent Christmas"
"I think the honourable gentleman will find my moral right to sit here comes from an election called by the right honourable lady for maidenhead sitting right next to him, when she lost 40 seats."
"Call an election!"
It's the gammon version of DEBATE MEEEEEE
Barry Sheerman lets it rip.
"For a government like this, and a Prime Minister like this, to come here and talk about morals and morality is a DISGRACE."
Cox: Yes.
He sits down.
Everyone looks confused.
Cox says stuff to make it look like a question was actually asked.
Cox says that's a great idea and that he really likes him.
"I think, but am not sure" Says Bercow, "That the Attorney General intended that to supportive"
"Who"
Sets Cox up to coxwaffle (thanks whoever came up with that) about what other parliaments might have been prorogued.
Everyone groans.
EVERYBODY DRINK.
"Frankly I consider Cabinet so pourous these days that I consider it the best way to advertise." He says.
"Cease this language of putting parliament against people."
Coxwaffle in response.
Coxwaffle.
Damn right.
Cox agrees, still can't resist putting in an election dig.
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