The Jacob Rees-Mogg fishing protest didnt go entirely to plan and everyones making the same joke

By Deputy Chief EditorMarch 31, 2018

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Jacob Rees-Mogg was due to take to the River Thames today in a Brexit protest about fishing policy but things didnt go entirely to plan for the Tory MP after this happened.

Jacob Rees-Mogg was supposed to board the Brexit fishing boat at Embankment pier. But he's just been told he's not allowed on because no one asked TFL's permission

— Michael Deacon (@MichaelPDeacon) March 21, 2018

Which meant he had to do this.

Blocked from boarding his Brexit boat, Jacob Rees-Mogg is now having to walk to Parliament instead pic.twitter.com/KLg0tHqEf8

— Michael Deacon (@MichaelPDeacon) March 21, 2018

In Rees-Moggs absence someone else got on the boat instead.

Nigel Farage has boarded! pic.twitter.com/9l6XQWbVyB

— Christopher Hope (@christopherhope) March 21, 2018

Fish discarded by Nigel Farage in the Thames pic.twitter.com/baPt8ynCgN

— Christopher Hope (@christopherhope) March 21, 2018

Rarely have 2 such slimey, smelly, slippery creatures held on to some fish. pic.twitter.com/AIJJHd5vjV

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) March 21, 2018

And lots of people were quick to point out the same thing.

A bunch of posh rich men throwing perfectly good food into a river in a city where homelessness and food bank use is on the rise is a pretty good metaphor for brexit tbf

— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) March 21, 2018

Life comes at you fast. pic.twitter.com/Lpz27dDNdO

— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) March 21, 2018

Heres what Rees-Mogg had to say.

Quote of the day, from Jacob Rees-Mogg:

Journalist: "But it does appear that we [Britain] are the ones making most of the concessions."
Jacob Rees-Mogg: "Well, that shows that we know how to negotiate"

— Michael Deacon (@MichaelPDeacon) March 21, 2018

This was the post-script.