Hilarious moment Diane Abbott MOCKED for 'fantastical b*******' over Brexit in BBC sketch
DIANE ABBOTT was mocked on a BBC sketch show Dead Ringers for talking "fantastical b*******” when delivering an explanation about Jeremy Corbyn's Brexit policy.
A performer impersonating the Labour shadow home secretary delivered a misleading statement when speaking about the party’s Brexit stance.
Defending the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, an impressionist of Andrew Neil quizzed the Ms Abbott performer, on BBC’s Dead Ringers.
The performer impersonating Ms Abbott said: “Andrew, what Jeremy is trying to say is that only by championing Brexit and ensuring its safe passage through the Commons, can Labour thwart Brexit from ever coming to path.”
The audience laughed at the statement before Andrew Neil mocked the shadow home secretary.
GETTY•BBC
Neils impressionist said: “Oh, thank goodness for that.
“Fantastical b******* does sound so much sweeter coming from you Diane.”
He added: “Joining me on the show tomorrow, a man who’s water skied through every branch of Halfords, a woman who is growing her own library in Leeds, and Diane Abbott.”
The sketch comes after the Prime Minister this week fought off fears of a key Brexit defeated after pro-EU MPs in her own party called of an amendment over a ‘meaningful vote’.
Fantastical b******* does sound so much sweeter coming from you Diane
The Government insisted it could not accept the House of Lords amendment to the Withdrawal Bill arguing it would tie the hands of negotiators trying to secure a deal in Brussels.
The meaningful vote would have likely paved the way for MPs to endorse an alternative to Mrs May's plan for the UK's exit from the EU.
A last-minute concession was made to appease Tory rebels who had threatened to vote against the Government.
After the vote was passed in the Lords, the Brexit Secretary tweeted: “After over 250 hours of debate, the EU (Withdrawal) Bill has completed its passage through Parliament.
“This is a decisive step forward in delivering our exit from the EU and I'm grateful to all those who have been involved in delivering this essential piece of legislation #roadtobrexit.”
Labour backed the meaningful vote amendment on Wednesday, but the Government won by the vote by 319 to 303.