Oh do look at the tin-pot Brexiters, having their moment in the spotlight

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We’ve all met types like this at school or work – people who suddenly appear in some unlikely position of importance, who haven’t got the wit or intelligence to hide the fact that a little bit of power and attention has gone straight to their heads. These situations can initially seem amusing, but such people are dangerous, not because of their charisma, rather their lack of it. These are characters who may have (resentfully) accepted that they were destined for the parliamentary equivalent of collecting the books at the end of class. Suddenly, Brexit transforms them into major players, mavericks, star-makers. They’re on the news, being questioned, criticised, studied, noticed. All that’s got to be hard to give up.

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Brexit ultras, though? More like Brexit extras in the thespian sense, bit-part players, understudies, spear carriers. Or competition winners. Perhaps it’s time to prise those needy little fingers away from the golden ticket of political stardom that they believe has fluttered so unexpectedly into their grasp.

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These loons used to languish on the back benches for a reason. They need to scurry back there post haste!