One brilliant send-up of Rees-Mogg’s arrogant lounging in the commons is going viral

Jacob Rees-Mogg has faced criticism for lounging in the Commons during an emergency Brexit debate on 3 September.

https://twitter.com/JamesMelville/status/1169130627054149632

The display of “arrogance, entitlement, disrespect and contempt” has generated some hilarious spin-offs, though. And one of them is going viral.

Snuggle time

Filmmaker Alejandro Negueruela mocked up a cuddly moment between himself and Rees-Mogg as the MP appeared to be sleeping in the debate:

My evening at the Houses of Parliament. #ReesMogg #NoDeal #DateNight #Parliament #Brexit #NoDealBrexit pic.twitter.com/WgxXrw66YZ

— Alejandro Negueruela (@Alex_Negueruela) September 4, 2019

The cozy scene had attracted lots of praise, 30,000 likes, and over 10,000 retweets at the time of writing:

https://twitter.com/KittyKateWitch/status/1169282763914190848

You are a genius. LOVE this.

— Claire B (@ClaireR66349336) September 4, 2019

This is kind of hot so now I’m confused

— Owen Jones (@owenjonesjourno) September 4, 2019

And there’s more…

It wasn’t the only meme of Rees-Mogg’s relaxing time going round, though:

The dream of Jacob Rees-Mogg. (Via The Telegraph) pic.twitter.com/kM93sIeOK4

— Adrian Teacă (@aditeaca) September 4, 2019

https://twitter.com/mrchrisjohn/status/1169118114925174784

#JacobReesMogg .. As the man said “he is a lovely fellow when he is asleep 💤 but a strange fish 🐟 both in & out of the water” pic.twitter.com/sv0IKZ9jn8

— DeFonz (@dezfonz) September 4, 2019

Better than reality

Clearly, people enjoyed poking fun at Rees-Mogg’s parliamentary insolence. Laughter is the best medicine, they say. And what else can you do when the MP who’s played a huge part in bringing Britain to the precipice of a no-deal Brexit – and is leader of the Commons – shows this level of disdain during a debate on Brexit? If we don’t laugh, we’ll cry – for the sham that is Britain’s ‘democracy’.

Featured image via BBC News/YouTube