Boiled heads and chlorinated chickens: Standout quotes from an epically odd week on Planet Brexit

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That escalated quickly.

The week began with the Taoiseach, when asked about the situation in Westminster, observing that he could say something “today and find out in 48 hours that it’s totally out of date”.

Later the same evening, Tory arch-Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg dragged Parnell into the parliamentary debate, as he decried the opposition’s bid to bring in legislation delaying a no-deal Brexit. The approach taken today is the most unconstitutional use of this House since the days of Charles Stewart Parnell, when he tried to bung up Parliament.

Meanwhile, in Westminster, Boris Johnson was beginning to drop the pretence of not wanting an election. Regarding Jeremy Corbyn, he asked the speaker: I would sooner boil my head than hand power to the leader of the opposition. Source: PA Wire/PA Images Standing in front of rows of police cadets in Yorkshire, Johnson insisted he would rather be “dead in a ditch” than have to seek another Brexit extension.

There will still be plenty of food on shelves but perhaps not all of the same brands. There will be checks on goods and live animals and, as far as possible, they will take place in ports, airports and at businesses. But some may need to take place near the border. Friday Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin called for the government to publish everything it planned to do in the event of a no-deal.

 

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