‘Whose idea was this stage setting because fire them’
Theresa May has delivered a speech on the housing crisis in front of an unusual fake brick background.
She promised to get tough with property developers who sit on planning permissions, warning they could be penalised in future bids.
May said young people are “right to be angry” at not being able to buy their own home.
Labour said the measures were feeble and inadequate.
“This housing crisis is made in Downing Street,” said shadow housing minister John Healey. “It’s time the Tories changed course, and backed Labour’s long-term plan to build the genuinely affordable homes.”
Unsurprisingly, Twitter users took little interest in the speech and concerned themselves with its unusual setting – brutalising the Prime Minister and her communications team.
Bricksit means Bricksit, apparently. pic.twitter.com/Xru0sxRFlj
— MLAs And The Like (@MLAsAndTheLike) March 5, 2018
whose idea was this stage setting because fire them pic.twitter.com/4iggch6nVR
— Hannah Jane Parkinson (@ladyhaja) March 5, 2018
Theresa May with her back to the wall…. Not sure Number 10 thought this through properly… pic.twitter.com/5khEl3yGMG
— Thomas Penny (@ThomasWPenny) March 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/deftly_admiral/status/970614750022381570
Not sure Theresa May's brick theme for her housing speech is enough… She should have given her speech on Brick Lane to make sure we got the reference to BRICKS. pic.twitter.com/DbEc3buznN
— Adrien Giacchero (@agiack) March 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/rachelschraer/status/970609915449536513
It looks like Theresa May is giving her big speech on housing while standing inside a chimney. pic.twitter.com/4cT3Q19Fvs
— Jack Maidment (@jrmaidment) March 5, 2018
There’s usually a pithy sentence here but I think I’ve just shown you the best jokes available. Good bye.
