You may not be aware, but there’s a small yet dedicated section of the internet dedicated solely to showcasing “photographs that inadvertently resemble well-composed Renaissance style art”.
Like this picture of Donald Trump taken last year for example...
Dubbed ‘Accidental Renaissance’, adherents are constantly on the look out for modern pictures that capture the overly dramatic and posed character of the period and last night’s Brexit Commons debate provided a classic.
In an historic night in parliament, John Bercow blocked MPs from holding a third round of votes on Brexit alternatives after the first tied Commons vote in more than 25 years.
Casting the deciding vote, the strain was clearly showing...
Bercow said his casting vote, in line with precedent and the fact that important decisions must be taken by a majority, was with the noes – which meant Labour MP Hilary Benn’s amendment was defeated by 311 voted to 310, a majority of one.
Earlier, Bercow said the last time the Commons speaker cast a vote was in 1993 on the Maastricht Treaty bill which was the subject of a Tory eurosceptic rebellion. Betty Boothroyd cast in favour of the government.
Ignoring the drama, people on social media had a more-lighted interpretation of the picture.
One person who has absolutely nailed the modern renaissance photo portrait is artist Freddy Fabris whose amazing series on mechanics actually looks a lot like the pic of Bercow above.
Talks on a possible compromise Brexit deal are to continue on Thursday after a meeting between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn which the Labour leader described as “useful but inconclusive”.
The meeting sparked fury among some Conservatives, with two ministers quitting May’s Government and a string of backbenchers voicing their anger during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons.
It followed May’s dramatic announcement that she was willing to reach out across the political divide to find a deal allowing her to obtain a short delay to Brexit at an emergency EU summit on April 10.