'Winter is coming’: Gove warns of GOT-style apocalypse if crucial Brexit vote fails
Britain faces a Game of Thrones-style apocalypse if Tuesday night’s vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s crucial Brexit deal is unsuccessful, according to the grim forecasts by Environment Secretary Michael Gove.
Gove, a ‘stark’ supporter of the leave campaign in 2016, quoted the HBO series when discussing the potential consequences if May’s EU Withdrawal Bill is defeated in the House of Commons.
“If we don’t vote for the deal tonight, in the words of Jon Snow, ‘winter is coming’,” Gove said on BBC Radio 4, citing the dramatic motto which predicts the coming of a frozen army of the undead, unleashed to destroy all of humanity.
Michael Gove evokes Game of Thrones to warn MPs that if they vote down tonight’s deal then “Winter is coming”. pic.twitter.com/df9dpFJHjn
— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) January 15, 2019
Gove went on to reiterate that a vote to reject the deal would damage British democracy, and cause ‘Leave’ voters to feel like their wishes have been disregarded.
I thought I was hallucinating when Michael Gove quoted #GameOfThrones Jon Snow on @BBCr4today this morning and said ‘winter is coming’ in relation to the Brexit vote tonight. Good to know he’s taking this seriously. pic.twitter.com/1MJDW8doe1
— Zubeida Malik (@zubeidamalik) January 15, 2019
“I think if we don’t vote for the deal tonight we will do damage to our democracy by saying to people we are not going to implement a Brexit, and the opportunity that all of us have to live up to our democratic obligations is clear.”
"If we don't vote for the deal tonight, in the words of Jon Snow, 'winter is coming'," says Michael Gove #r4todayWell, in words of Ygritte, you know nothing Michael Gove.#TuesdayThoughts#GameOfThrones#BrexitVotepic.twitter.com/RrSTPXyK5Q
— Ellie Birch (@Ellie_the_Fairy) January 15, 2019
May is expected to be voted down by her own MPs in the House of Commons on Tuesday night. Early predictions estimate that more than 100 of her own backbenchers will vote against the deal, giving way to the biggest defeat in 95 years.
2016: "There will be no downsides to brexit, only considerable upsides"2019"A horde of regenerating ice zombies will march on us until we’re all fucking dead" https://t.co/Fha9hdZGSj
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) January 15, 2019
Gove himself refused to predict a victory for May, saying the real risk is that a defeat could mean Brexit won’t be delivered.
“We know there are people in the House of Commons and outside who have never made their peace with this decision, who want to overturn it,” the minister said.
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