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Although new rules mandating the wearing of face coverings in shops and public transport in England came into force at 4 am on Tuesday, it wasn’t until the afternoon that MPs voted on the measure.
At a glance, you might have thought it would get a very rough ride from the Conservative side of the House.
Conservative MPs here still refusing to wear masks, during a debate on forcing the public to wear masks. pic.twitter.com/fYRlXqoXeD
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) November 30, 2021
But it passed by 434 to 23, with most dissenters abstaining, rather than fully opposing the motion.
That doesn’t mean to say that there were no bumps in the road, with Covid Recovery Group (CRG) members Sir Graham Brady, Mark Harper and Dr Ben Spencer – who took time out of his busy schedule of coughing into his hands – among those opposing the move.
Fellow CRG member and Brexit hardman, Steve Baker, took a very dim view of the government’s actions.
“This is a fundamental choice between heading towards heaven and heading towards hell”
Tory MP Steve Baker says “if we continue to react to these fears and uncertainties by taking the authoritarian course… then we are embarked on that downward course”https://t.co/Kw4Wh25RQ0 pic.twitter.com/Wl0vgrn1hG
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) November 30, 2021
‘This is a fundamental choice, I would say, between heading towards Heaven and heading towards Hell.’
Here endeth the lesson. Tweeters weren’t subscribing to his religious fervour.
1.
“I stare into the night and it is darkness; as if the moon & stars recoil in horror from the abyssal nightmare of our suffering, drawing closed a shutter of blackest clouds and trapping us in an ebon void where no dreams can glimmer.”
– Steve Baker MP when Netflix is a bit slow https://t.co/H8S8kU7jAu
— Dmitry Grozoubinski (@DmitryOpines) November 30, 2021
2.
Redemption, salvation, hope – three concepts synonymous with the Tory party that will be abandoned if Steve has to wear a mask in High Wycombe Asda. https://t.co/DYqD70h3Ih
— THE SECRET TORY (@secrettory12) November 30, 2021
3.
If Steve Baker wants to know what hell looks like he should do a shift in an acute ICU ward during a Covid surge. https://t.co/3qGto7J6Lq
— James Doleman (@jamesdoleman) November 30, 2021
4.
MPs approve new coronavirus regulations by 434 to 23. Focus on that, remember that the nutjobs, the antivaxxers, the mask fearers, the right wingers that want to harm us are the very small minority.
— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) November 30, 2021
5.
Love Steve Baker’s note perfect spoof of one of those crazy, earnest, freemen of the land Facebook memes… oh wait he’s being serious? https://t.co/bX1sHCbo99
— Otto English (@Otto_English) November 30, 2021
6.
Don’t want to get all popey, but the difference between heaven and hell is not whether you’re required to wear a mask in Waitrose https://t.co/emUho1nVtL
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) November 30, 2021
7.
I am grateful Alexander Fleming opted for penicillin, not ‘hope’. I am grateful that science is built on facts, not fatuous waffle
— Dr Karen
Schafheutle
(@KSchafheutle) November 30, 2021
8.
Steve Baker MP is on another planet. The ‘path to hell’ is watching a relative die in ICU of Covid, not having to wear a paper mask. #Covid19UK
— Simon Pickering (@healdsgreen) November 30, 2021
9.
Neither exist pal, but see you in hell https://t.co/ynBUzY104n
— • Santa Paws •• (@agirlcalledlina) November 30, 2021
10.
According to this highly religious man, concern for others equates with the path to Hell.
…and irresponsibility equates with the blissful liberations of Heaven, obviously. https://t.co/CesAsf5vMv
— Dr Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) November 30, 2021
11.
I have an existential crisis like this when Netfilx asks me “are you still watching?” after too much binge watching – for Steve, it’s masks https://t.co/Q968358wNk
— Nadine Batchelor-Hunt (@nadinebh_) November 30, 2021
12.
From the arsehole that brought you ‘SunlitUplands’ and other such shit
— Con O’Neill (@cononeilluk) November 30, 2021
In conclusion –
Just put a mask on, you massive fanny.
— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) November 30, 2021
Source: ThePoke
