Tulip eviscerates Boris Johnson in the Commons

British Labour Party MP Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, granddaughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, came down hard on the UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in the British Parliament Wednesday for failing to fulfil the promises he had made to the British public during his Vote Leave campaign prior to the Brexit vote. Tulip directed a question at the British Prime Minister Theresa May, pointing to Boris Johnson, asking her when she would fulfil the pledge made by the latter of taking back £350m for the British people and using it on things like the National Health Service. She chastised Boris for “smirking at the British public” when the Foreign Secretary made a face reacting to Tulip’s remarks amidst sounds of laughter from the government bench. Tulip was speaking on the same day the UK Government sent its Article 50 notification to Brussels, beginning the two-year process of divorce from the EU. Tulip asked whether the UK prime minister would honour the Vote Leave campaign slogan used by prominent Brexiteers including Johnson and Michael Gove, and which was plastered across the now-infamous red bus.  Cabinet minister Chris Grayling later claimed the slogan was merely an "aspiration". Speaking during Theresa May's Questions, Tulip said: “The foreign secretary during the EU referendum campaign urged people to, and I quote, ‘Take back control of huge sums of money, £350m a week, and spend it on our priorities such as the NHS’. “The prime minister will trigger Article 50 today [Wednesday]. Can the prime minister confirm precisely when she wants to fulfil the promise made by her cabinet colleague, who is sitting on the front bench smirking at the British public?” Commons speaker John Bercow was forced to step in to restore order after disruption from both sides of the House, noting of Johnson that there was “an air of repose about the fellow”. Theresa May said: “Of course, when this country leaves the European Union we will have control of our budgets, and we will decide how that money is spent.” Boris Johnson has previously been ambushed with a giant £350m cheque and asked to sign it in order to fulfil the pledge. But he refused, and told it was "because you’re doing a pointless stunt".