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Re:UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces intention to hold... by DanBC on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @09:46AM (#14138728)
The tea metaphor:

"Tea?"

"OK, go on."

"There's no kettle so I'm burning the house down to heat water."

"Now wait a…"

"Shut up, I've a clear mandate for tea."

https://twitter.com/louisejjohnson/status/829617043582369792

Re:UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces intention to hold... by Silhouette on Tuesday April 18, 2017 @12:15PM (#14140053)
Yes, there's certainly an element of that going on, and it's not surprising that a lot of people are concerned about it.

I suppose to be balanced we should also acknowledge the other side's similarly daft argument that they accept that people voted for tea and yet propose a scheme in which you can't buy any of tea bags, tea leaves, a kettle, an urn, or an instant hot water tap, though it's possible that milk or lemon will still be negotiable. :-)