Scottish MP Does Trainspotting-Style 'Choose Brexit' Rap In Parliament

'Notorious T.R.A.D.E!'
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SNP MP Hannah Bardell broke into a Trainspotting-style rap in the House of Commons.

The Livingston MP, the SNP’s trade spokesman, was listing reasons why her party opposed the Government’s Trade Bill when she announced she’d written a lyric called ‘B.R.E.X.I.T’ and that it ”sums up the current situation”.

It touched on everything from “trade relations going down the swanny” to the controversial Vote Leave battle bus, and even mimicked Ewan McGregor’s famous lines in Trainspotting: ”Choose Brexit. Choose a new queue, at the airport we’ll be going through.”

Her attempt to inject a bit of fun into proceedings divided opinion on social media, however.

After a powerful #TradeBill speech, @HannahB4LiviMP treats the chamber to a mini rap on Brexit. Notorious T.R.A.D.E!

— Matt Hamill (@Mattph82) January 9, 2018

This has made my day, Excellent!

— Robert Holland (@RobHoll) January 9, 2018

*packs bags and self-deports back to Portugal*

— Joana Ramiro (@JoanaRamiroUK) January 9, 2018

Catching up with the disturbing reports of a "Brexit rap" in the Commons involving @HannahB4LiviMP & @DavidLinden... pic.twitter.com/6diYhwFMaU

— Richard Wheeler (@richard_kaputt) January 9, 2018

.@HannahB4LiviMP just dropped a poem in the Commons chamber, so it’s competition time. Which Scottish MP can deliver the best poem by recess?

— Alasdair clark (@alasdair_clark) January 9, 2018

I was hoping to rap it, I think I need lessons.... asking for a friend. #BrexitRapped https://t.co/5es3JQIYvB

— Hannah Bardell (@HannahB4LiviMP) January 9, 2018

It isn’t the first time the MP has managed to grab attention in the Commons.

When Scotland Women were preparing to take on England’s Lionesses in the UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 competition in July, Bardell wore her Scotland shirt to PMQs to make clear which team she was backing.

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The Trade Bill, which is continuing its journey through Parliament, gives the Government power to transition current trade deals it already has with other countries via the EU.

Bardell told Liam Fox, the International Trade Secretary, that the Government has not properly consulted with other parties on the legislation.

Fox has also been accused of attempting to strike trade deals with other countries behind closed doors. The UK is set to Brexit in March 2019.

Given the magnitude of Brexit and its potentially damaging ramifications, this paper thin Trade Bill is an affront to democracy, it is lacking in detail and is not a good start for the UK as it enters new territory.

— Hannah Bardell (@HannahB4LiviMP) January 9, 2018
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