{"id":402614,"date":"2019-04-03T22:50:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T21:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/laughing-while-country-burns-brits-fume-on-twitter-as-mps-laugh-and-joke-during-brexit-debate-rt-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2019-04-03T22:50:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T21:50:46","slug":"laughing-while-country-burns-brits-fume-on-twitter-as-mps-laugh-and-joke-during-brexit-debate-rt-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/laughing-while-country-burns-brits-fume-on-twitter-as-mps-laugh-and-joke-during-brexit-debate-rt-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Laughing while country burns!\u2019 Brits fume on Twitter as MPs laugh and joke during Brexit debate \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/thumbnail\/5ca52776fc7e939d6d8b464b.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Worried Brits took to Twitter on Wednesday to express disgust at raucous scenes in the House of Commons as&#8221;out-of-touch&#8221;MPs seemed to be laughing their way through the Brexit drama, during a day of indicative votes.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>TV personality Piers Morgan was among those who noted that parliament was \u201crocking with laughter\u201d as lawmakers <em>\u201cdrag Britain ever deeper into a sewer of chaos &amp; global ridicule.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"media__youtube-frame lazyload\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300px\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ivaw_enqwrE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan\/status\/1113479935740600320\"\/><strong\/>The House of Commons often erupts into bouts of raucous laughter as politicians mock and insult each other, but people are finding it all a little less funny given the seriousness of what is at stake when it comes to Brexit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Parliament rocking with laughter today &#8211; what fun our MPs are all having as they drag Britain ever deeper into a sewer of chaos &amp; global ridicule.  Shameful.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/piersmorgan\/status\/1113479935740600320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>MPs are grinning and joking <em>\u201cwhile the citizens of this country are denied democracy,\u201d<\/em> one angry Twitter user said. The laughter<em> \u201cshows how out of touch they are,\u201d<\/em> another said, while regular people are struggling <em>\u201cto keep afloat financially, feed and clothe their kids.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I said exactly the same to my wife yesterday ! Lots of mirth , and grins, while the citizens of this country are denied democracy . I\u2019m so glad they think it\u2019s hilarious . We do not !!!!!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Finkel (@finkatola) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/finkatola\/status\/1113480605021478914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It just shows how out of touch they are. A large percentage of the UK population are trying to keep afloat financially, feed and clothe their kids while working for a pittance thanks to Universal Credit. What are the MPs doing? Acting like overgrown kids in the school playground<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GJBFootballCoaching (@gjb_coaching) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gjb_coaching\/status\/1113482637186826242?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong\/><em>\u201cLet them laugh,\u201d<\/em> one tweeter said, because they will all be<em> \u201cout of a job\u201d\u00a0<\/em>after the next election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#8217;s like a tea party there today! Shameful<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jan Connolly &#x1f3f4;&#xe0067;&#xe0062;&#xe0077;&#xe006c;&#xe0073;&#xe007f; &#x1f1ec;&#x1f1e7; (@connolly_jan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/connolly_jan\/status\/1113480129597014016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong\/><em>\u201cAm sickened that MPs are laughing &amp; joking in Westminster,\u201d<\/em> at such a <em>\u201cserious time,<\/em>\u201d said another.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Am sickened that MPs are laughing &amp; joking in Westminster at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PMQs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PMQs<\/a> at this most serious time. The laughter is only eclipsed by the wilful lies being spouted by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theresa_may?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theresa_may<\/a>. The country weeps at the shocking betrayal of democracy. Shame on you all.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JeannieJuno (@jeanniejuno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeanniejuno\/status\/1113402477641179136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeanniejuno\/status\/1113402477641179136\"\/><strong\/>One slammed the <em>\u201cliars and bullies\u201d<\/em> laughing and cheering while ordinary people sit at home and watch the chaos play out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watching PMQs and hate watching these liars and bullies laughing and cheering while we sit at home depressed at being conned by a bunch of two faced low calibre MPs who have now all turned their backs on us. CON OF THE CENTURY !!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Little Sanctuary (@1ittlesanctuary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1ittlesanctuary\/status\/1113397306970267650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cLaughing and joking while the country burns.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just watching the House of Commons, what a rabble, laughing and joking whilst the Country burns!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Foster (@dgfoster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dgfoster\/status\/1113480547752394757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">there\u2019s too much laughter in the house of commons this is disturbing<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 &#x1f48c; (@tweedsnotweets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tweedsnotweets\/status\/1113477360421146624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tweedsnotweets\/status\/1113477360421146624\"\/><strong\/>Look like they\u2019re <em>\u201call on a jolly boys outing!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Its actually sickening watching the commons, the speaker laughing and joking like they&#8217;re all on a jolly boys outing! We are up shit creak without a paddle &#x1f621;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maxine Payne (@maxinepayne15) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maxinepayne15\/status\/1113479978627280897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wednesday was the third day of parliamentarians taking control of the House of Commons, during which they passed Labour MP Yvette Cooper&#8217;s bill on extending Article 50 and avoiding a no-deal Brexit. Prime Minister Theresa May has already announced she will pursue the Article which extends Britain&#8217;s exit from the EU, but Cooper&#8217;s bill seeks to allow MPs a say over just how long that delay is.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"read-more-big\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/455478-galloway-general-election-brexit\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"read-more-big__container\"><br \/>\n        <span class=\"read-more-big__content\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"read-more-big__subtitle\">Also on rt.com<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"read-more-big__title\">General election is best solution to Brexit chaos \u2013 Galloway<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"read-more-big__cover lazyload\" data-bgset=\"&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/xxs\/5ca4e3abdda4c831738b45fb.jpg 280w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/xs\/5ca4e3abdda4c831738b45fb.jpg 320w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/thumbnail\/5ca4e3abdda4c831738b45fb.jpg 460w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/m\/5ca4e3abdda4c831738b45fb.jpg 540w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/l\/5ca4e3abdda4c831738b45fb.jpg 768w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/article\/5ca4e3abdda4c831738b45fb.jpg 980w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.04\/xxl\/5ca4e3abdda4c831738b45fb.jpg 1240w&#10;                        \" data-sizes=\"auto\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the outbursts of laughter came about as Hilary Benn&#8217;s motion for another MP take-over day next Monday resulted in a rare Commons tie \u2013 310 Ayes to 310 Noes. Speaker John Bercow cast the deciding vote to defeat the motion, siding with the government and saying it was his responsibility not to create a majority <em>\u201cthat isn&#8217;t there\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The result means British MPs will not have control of their parliament on Monday. The politicians voted on March 25 to seize control of Westminster from Prime Minister Theresa May, to hold a series of indicative votes.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/455492-brexit-debate-jokes-fume\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worried Brits took to Twitter on Wednesday to express disgust at raucous scenes in the House of Commons as&#8221;out-of-touch&#8221;MPs seemed to be laughing their way through the Brexit drama, during a day of indicative votes. 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