Michael Gove pours cold water on idea of perfect Brexit deal
Source says minister likened MPs seeking this to swingers hoping for Scarlett Johansson
Cabinet ministers joked that MPs seeking the perfect Brexit deal were like middle-aged swingers looking for Scarlett Johansson or Pierce Brosnan, during a meeting in which Theresa May confirmed the delayed meaningful vote would take place next Tuesday.
Downing Street would not say if the cabinet meeting had discussed whether the prime minister was still likely to lose the poll, with more than 100 Conservative MPs committed to voting down her deal.
The focus was on seeking new assurances from the EU on the Irish backstop and on the merits of the prime minister’s arrangement, May’s spokesman said
During the meeting, the first of the new parliamentary term, one source said the environment secretary, Michael Gove, suggested MPs hoping for a better deal were like “mid-50s swingers” wishing Johansson would turn up to one of their parties. “Or Pierce Brosnan,” said the work and pensions secretary, Amber Rudd.
Later in the discussion, the justice secretary, David Gauke, compared Labour’s Brexit position to Johansson turning up on a unicorn, one Whitehall source said.
Michael Gove pours cold water on idea of perfect Brexit deal | Politics | The Guardian
Source says minister likened MPs seeking this to swingers hoping for Scarlett Johansson
Cabinet ministers joked that MPs seeking the perfect Brexit deal were like middle-aged swingers looking for Scarlett Johansson or Pierce Brosnan, during a meeting in which Theresa May confirmed the delayed meaningful vote would take place next Tuesday.
Downing Street would not say if the cabinet meeting had discussed whether the prime minister was still likely to lose the poll, with more than 100 Conservative MPs committed to voting down her deal.
The focus was on seeking new assurances from the EU on the Irish backstop and on the merits of the prime minister’s arrangement, May’s spokesman said
During the meeting, the first of the new parliamentary term, one source said the environment secretary, Michael Gove, suggested MPs hoping for a better deal were like “mid-50s swingers” wishing Johansson would turn up to one of their parties. “Or Pierce Brosnan,” said the work and pensions secretary, Amber Rudd.
Later in the discussion, the justice secretary, David Gauke, compared Labour’s Brexit position to Johansson turning up on a unicorn, one Whitehall source said.
Michael Gove pours cold water on idea of perfect Brexit deal | Politics | The Guardian
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