Lee Anderson described Reform UK as ‘the fox is in the hen house’ and it was a supremely satisfying self-own
It’s the first week back in the Commons after last week’s landslide Labour win, and no-one is keener to tell you about it than the five Reform UK MPs.
There’s no space here for all the various slo-mo and massively cringe-inducing videos which they’ve been pumping out, but there is room for this particular tweet by former Labour, former Conservative, and current Reform UK-er, Lee Anderson.
News Flash
The fox is in the henhouse
Day 1 pic.twitter.com/9hofV98QOd
— Lee Anderson MP (@LeeAndersonMP_) July 9, 2024
And we mention it because we can’t imagine how excited he presumably was to come up with the fox in the henhouse thing – or how excited he was after someone else came up with it – but it might be the truest thing he’s said.
Because – this.
Blimey, Anderson's accidentally got it spot on here. https://t.co/lqKerqidpc pic.twitter.com/zYkM2Z1DWu
— Mickey Noonan (@MicksterNoonan) July 9, 2024
Self-own of the week? Probably.
I love that these Reform bozos are such utter morons. They literally give everyone free hits with their phenomenal levels of stupidity and incompetence. Bravo! https://t.co/63YPvNSeeC
— Kev Harrison (@LisboetaIngles) July 9, 2024
And they weren’t the only ones to point it out.
The fox in the henhouse is a metaphor for someone untrustworthy placed in a position of trust in which they will be harmful and damaging for their own personal gain.
Is Mr Anderson particularly dim? https://t.co/M7tf0Wqphi
— legalclaret (@legalclaret) July 9, 2024
Yes. I’m afraid he is.
— Steve Waters FCCT (@teachwellall) July 9, 2024
Right pic.twitter.com/rFQ70dNp5j
— Hannah Rose Woods (@hannahrosewoods) July 9, 2024
And also this.
New gargoyles in Westminster Hall are horrendous.#Farridge #DeformUK https://t.co/MfY4h6ns1X pic.twitter.com/fchC99u2pK
— Alex Sowden (@AJS77) July 9, 2024
Technically if they don’t have waterspouts coming out of them they’re grotesques
— Hannah Rose Woods (@hannahrosewoods) July 9, 2024
And finally!
Britain IS an island Lee.@LeeAndersonMP_ pic.twitter.com/2ixcInQmbQ
— Mr Tibbles (@GBGreatAgain) July 9, 2024
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