ALL TRUSSED UP : The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Liz Truss is said to be furious with the European Union’s decision to emblazon the Flag of Europe on emergency food relief parcels currently being flown into panic stricken regions of the U.K.
To add insult to injury it is not even British pilots flying in the much needed food (and other consumables) due to the U.K. decision to snub the EU Aviation Agency to “make a greater success of Brexit.”
“Imagine our supplies of humble pie being delivered by a Frenchman?” an aide to the UK’s new Prime Minister asked LCD Views. “Former Prime Minister Johnson would not have stood for it. If only we knew where he’s gone into hiding.”
But while the decision to accept the urgent relief from Brussels has the support of the cabinet, it’s said Ms Truss is livid at the flag issue.
“Who seeks to wave their flag in people’s faces in a time of crisis? It’s not British. Typical. We did demand that they print the Union Flag on the crates but they said no. Pity. That would have been a morale booster in both the Shires and the Red Wall.”
There are plans though to establish a nimble team who can intercept the parachuted crates as they land and plaster a Union Flag on top of the blue and gold one.
“We sold our contemporary radar systems to some Russian chaps while Dom Cummings was running the country, but it’s not a problem spotting incoming aircraft. We will just set the old WW2 system back up along the coast. The convoys of planes are so large the blobs will pop up on the screens nicely. Then we can scramble the teams to intercept before the hungry locals get there and cover over the EU flags with Great British patriotism. It has the making of a Dunkirk level of victory.”
The decision to accept the relief will buy PM Truss time though to sort out the branding on the supplies.
“We’re their closest and largest recipient of emergency food supplies, they need us more than we need them. They’ll soon see sense and paint the Union Flags on for future airdrops.”