IF you thought the UK Government couldn't get any more incompetent think again.
The Tories have, quite literally, been wasting money on 10 million 50p coins to celebrate Brexit.
The coins will feature the inscription: "Peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations", with October 31 2019 at the bottom to remind the UK public of the day the country committed a national act of self harm.
But with MPs rejecting Boris Johnson's plan to fast track his bill through Parliament on Tuesday, it looks like Brexit will be delayed indefinitely.
Earlier this month, the government commissioned 10 million 50p coins to celebrate Brexit with the date of the 31st October printed on the back. Just another baller move from the government who spent 100 million telling everyone we're definitely leaving by the same date.
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) October 23, 2019
It seems the Tories haven't learned from their past mistakes as a previous coin was drawn up for March 29, the original UK departure date.
Chancellor Sajid Javid had asked for three million of the coins to be in circulation ready for the mooted Brexit date, with seven million more to follow within a year – but at least 1000 have already been created as part of a trial.
Scotland has already lost out on £3 billion due to Brexit uncertainty, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute’s latest Economic Commentary which found the Scottish economy is 2% smaller than it would have been otherwise.
READ MORE: Brexit uncertainty has cost Scotland £3 BILLION says report
Twitter users had some interesting responses to the news.
The new #Brexit 50p coin 😂 pic.twitter.com/Kxj9mvu49u
— Louisa Pearson (@louisa1000) October 22, 2019
2.
I've bet a Brexit 50p there won't be an election this year
— John Rentoul (@JohnRentoul) October 23, 2019
3.
Now first up the blanking press can make blanks from rolls of alloy at a rate of 10,000 a minute... so that is to say all 10 million in 1000 minutes. Working 24/7 at its facility, as is possible - that’s short work - 17 hours, theoretically... but they are blank /3 pic.twitter.com/PTc6eSXAMd
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) October 22, 2019
4.
I hope they release those "Brexit Day" 50p coins they spent £10m minting; I want to mount one over the fireplace like the animal heads posh boys like to shoot.#Remain1stNov #StopTheCoup
— Ben Moss 🇪🇺 (@BenjieMoss) October 23, 2019
5.
New 50p coins available. No rush, they made plenty. Only worth 5p though. #BrexitShambles #brexshit #brexit #BrexitExtension #BrexitCrisis #FBPE pic.twitter.com/BLwzq2sPFq
— Dinah Ditch #FBPE (@dinah_ditch) October 23, 2019
6.
Is it bad that I want one of the Brexit 50p coins? As a collector's item and to remind me never to trust anything this government says (as if I need reminding)
— 🦇 Cam (scary pun goes here) 🦇 (@cam_sf) October 23, 2019
7.
This has aged as well as a bottle of vintage milk #brexit50p #BrexitShambles #brexitchaos #BrexitCrisis pic.twitter.com/WlDxXYTt6P
— Julian Shea (@juliansheasport) October 23, 2019
8.
Every time I go to México, I give my amigos a little Brexit update — they love laughing at British idiocy.
— Jeeves ‘Logosmith’ Williams 🇬🇧🇲🇽🏳️🌈 (@jeeveswilliams) October 23, 2019
On my next trip, I’ma make a whole ‘gather around a campfire’ thing just so that I can inform them we minted millions of 50p coins that have a redundant exit date on them.
Perhaps a better idea would be to let the public write their own date on the coins.
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