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15 Tweets That Perfectly Capture The Absolute Shambles That Is Brexit Day

Things can only get better. Surely?
Chris York
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Senior Editor, HuffPost UK

Rejoice! For today is:

Sing it from the rooftops... #BrexitDay pic.twitter.com/tLxgPbsDFn

— Edwin Hayward🦄🏹🗡️ (@uk_domain_names) March 29, 2019

Oh, right.

So, what is actually going on? Well, in a nutshell....

Anyone struggling with today’s #BrexitDay result, here’s a handy flow chart to understand what happens next pic.twitter.com/oKgOoLQjlp

— Chris Blacklock (@UnauthorizedMrB) March 29, 2019

But on the plus side, we have achieved a couple of things.

29th March 2019. #BrexitDay achievement checklist:

Free trade area massively larger than the EU ❎
Easiest deal in history ❎
40 trade deals ❎
Taking back control ❎
Strong global Britain ❎
Sunlit uplands ❎
International laughing stock ✅
Unparalleled national catastrofuck ✅

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) March 29, 2019

And we did learn this – Brexit has, if anything, been undersold all these years.

FFS. Neil, go home. pic.twitter.com/F4uyFMIOvG

— Dan Kaszeta (@DanKaszeta) March 29, 2019

And what about all that money for the NHS that was to come rushing in?

NHS checking their bank account this morning for £350m #BrexitDay pic.twitter.com/4Pw7nVFbRc

— Tim Rigby (@newbridge_wolf) March 29, 2019

And spare a thought for all those poor souls who were stockpiling.

What? We’re not leaving today? What am I going to do with all this bread? #BrexitDay #BrexitEndGame pic.twitter.com/5B95VP6D7p

— Sean L (@SeanLab70) March 29, 2019

And here’s Scottish comic Limmy, trying to keep a happy face on things.

Happy #BrexitDay pic.twitter.com/bVqLsG94uA

— Autobiography out NOW (@DaftLimmy) March 29, 2019

On what would have been #BrexitDay, here’s a poem called ‘57 Varieties of Brexit’, all of which have been rejected by parliament. pic.twitter.com/BQyKBcnCON

— Brian Bilston (@brian_bilston) March 29, 2019

And of course, you can always sum up anything with a good old gif or three.

Friday March 29th, 2019 #BrexitDay #BrexitShambles #Brexit - Britain trying to leave the EU perfectly encapsulated in one short video clip: pic.twitter.com/i2lqwJMLNy

— 🇮🇪 Paddy 🏳️🌈 (@BananaCologne) March 29, 2019

THERESA May's Brexit deal is officially dead, it is no more, it has expired, it is definitely deceased 👏👏👏

Lost by 58 even with all the threats and bribery in the world#BrexitDay ⚰️ pic.twitter.com/zXp7UO9B0a

— dave M ❄️ 🥕 (@davemacladd) March 29, 2019

Happy #BrexitDay. pic.twitter.com/s0p1UO3mIa

— Nick de Semlyen (@NickdeSemlyen) March 29, 2019

Or Spongebob for that matter.

Theresa May bringing her withdrawal agreement to parliament for the 3rd and 4th time. #brexitvote #brexitday pic.twitter.com/D2useM8eUc

— MATT (@M44Tweet) March 29, 2019

Even the BBC appeared to be getting in on the piss-taking.

Oh this is top trolling... in place of the planned live evening news coverage of #BrexitDay which won't be happening, the BBC is showing Would I Lie to You and Sliding Doors. #NoBrexitDay #RemainDay #BrexitShambles #BrexitMayhem 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/wrc2dYAuR0

— Julian Shea (@juliansheasport) March 29, 2019

And who’d have thunk it - Viz predicted all this 20 years ago.

As we contemplate how we ended up in this ridiculous catastrofuck, it’s worth remembering that Viz called the right wing media on their bullshit over twenty years ago. Happy #BrexitDay everyone. pic.twitter.com/CH1859S6sE

— Gareth Dimelow (@gdimelow) March 29, 2019

We’ll leave the last word to Thomas Newton of Sky News.

to be honest, I just want it to be over... #BrexitDay 🇪🇺 pic.twitter.com/psdjrITXwj

— Thomas Newton (@SkyTNewton) March 29, 2019

Amen Thomas, amen.

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