Brexit limericks, Part 2

Limericks may be the only way to understand this mess.

Three years ago, I thought I had gotten Brexit limericks out of my system. Now the UK is at it again, thanks to the ineffable antics of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. So I could hardly resist taking another crack at capturing the ongoing political mayhem in short, rhyming jingles.

Boris has flummoxed the nation
with his call for a long prorogation.
"Appalling!" you say
But look at it this way:
MPs get some extra vacation!
MP Lee has changed his complexion
to amber, in bold insurrection.[1]
It's a loss of just one
But the majority's done -
A most consequential defection.
In an act of Brexit defiance
some Tories have joined the alliance
to control the timetable,
making them able
To legislate no-deal compliance.
Backbenchers with Benn have a bill
to force Boris to wait longer still
if his EU appeal
can't get him a deal.
Will it pass? Yes, it certainly will.
Now Boris has a new card to play:
to go to the polls right away.
But Labour said no;
they're willing to go
only after a Brexit delay.
Jacob R.-M. found it quite taxing
to listen as MPs were waxing
eloquent on
this pro and that con -
slouching was far more relaxing.
More bad news for Boris today
as his Tories increasingly fray.
But the latest to bolt
must have come as a jolt:
his brother, the MP Jo J.
Boris' government's really a dud;
the latest to leave is A. Rudd.
She won't be the last
since they're all going fast -
the trickle's becoming a flood.
Boris is set to suspend
Parliament at the day’s end.
Is there nothing that great
that requires debate?
That’s what he’d like to pretend.
This morning the Speaker Bercow
announced he was ready to go,
but when Black Rod got there [2]
she was met with a glare
and "Silenced!" signs were on show.
"An election? Certainly not!"
said Corbyn and all of his lot.
This most recent vote'll
bring Boris' total
losses to six, and wins: nought.
Parliament closed yesterday;
there was singing, like "Scots Wha Hae". [3]
But despite protestation
and extreme consternation,
Boris has now had his way.
In Scotland the high court has said
prorogation turned the law on its head.
So was it illegal?
This week's intrigue'll
just bring more chaos, I dread.
MPs forced Boris to show
the government's planning for no
deal, and it's clear
that it's worse than we feared:
the damage would be quite thorough.
Lib dem head honcho Jo Swinson
says if her coterie wins in
the next round of votes
Brexit goes up in smoke,
but I'm not sure I find that convincin'.
Notes:
[1] Amber is the color of the Liberal Democrats.
[2] Black Rod is the official who summons the Speaker to the ceremonial close of Parliament, see https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/who-is-black-rod-and-what-does-she-have-to-do-with-brexit.html .
[3] Scotts Wha Hae is a patriotic song of Scotland, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_Wha_Hae .

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