A member of the BBC Question Time audience accused Nicky Morgan and fellow Tory rebels of a “really treacherous act” for voting against the Government yesterday before unwittingly admitting he didn’t know what Brexit would entail.

He began with a rousing speech in which he said Barnsely voted overwhelmingly Leave (68%) to stop immigration that “damaged the working class communities that this town is”, a bold statement when according to the latest Census data only around 4% of the town’s population are non UK-born, far below the national average of 11.5%.

Massive immigration problem in Barnsley. I feel for the fella… pic.twitter.com/HCIG6P45uK
(Detailed figures can be viewed here and here)

He added: “We made our decision and we knew why we made it.

“And I know you say we’re thick up North but I remember voting on my ballot paper and it said ‘Leave or Remain’.

“And it didn’t say when I put my [vote] in Leave: ’Now turn to question two – do you want the soft Brexit or the hard Brexit?’”

Of course the issue of a hard or soft Brexit was the inevitable result of voting to leave the EU as the UK Government thrash out a deal after triggering Article 50.

Martin Lewis, founder of Money Saving Expert, summed it up:

No it didn’t have a second question saying “do you want a soft brexit or hard brexit”, nor ask views on immigration, single market and more. That’s the problem! We had a black and white vote on a rainbow of issues. It has been devastating, divisive and directionless. #bbcqt

December 14, 2017
The gentleman also lashed out at “these elite politicians”, echoing a sentiment voiced recently by Nigel Farage, arguably the most influential voice of the Leave campaign.
Good to see seven time by-election and general election candidate Nigel Farage MEP sticking it to the career politicians…