FORMER Commons speaker John Bercow has been mocked for his “pig sick” reaction to the exit poll.
Despite being elected as a Tory, the Remainer repeatedly clashed with his former colleagues, who accused him of anti-Brexit bias.
Bercow must be feeling pig sick
— Marky (@studs1974) December 12, 2019
Seconds after the polls closed at 10pm a joint poll put the Conservatives on track for a huge majority of 86, with Labour trailing behind on 191.
But Bercows face betrayed what he thought of the result as he sat in Sky News studios.
John Bercow doesnt look a happy bunny on Sky News, tweeted former Tory deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft
Another Twitter user wrote Bercow looking utterly devastated on Sky while another said Bercow not looking very happy. Ho ho ho.
Other tweets were a bit more forcefully, including one which read: Bercow must be feeling pig sick.”
A Tory plot to oust him days before the 2015 General Election failed while this Parliament has seen run-ins with many senior Conservatives.
Following his resignation as House Speaker John Bercow announced that Brexit was the greatest error from Britain since the Second World War
Prime Minister Mr Johnson, who gambled his premiership by triggering the vote, has sought to focus on his pledge to “get Brexit done” throughout the campaign.
Meanwhile Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign was overshadowed by anti-Semitism allegations and his refusal to take a stand on Brexit.
The exit polls put Britain on course for the biggest Tory win since 1987 – where they got a 102 seat majority under Margaret Thatcher.
Exit polls, which almost always correctly predict the outcome of general elections and are known to be accurate, put Labour on course for just 191 seats.
The SNP were set to pick up 55 seats, and the Lib Dems 13.
