TV companies turn off ‘sanctimonious’ Vince Cable to listen to Donald Trump’s UN speech
SIR Vince Cable was branded “sanctimonious” as he used his first conference speech as Lib Dem leader to further ratchet up his extremist rhetoric against Brexit.
Vince Cable: Brexit disorder is letting the country down
The Lib Dem leader described Brexit as “a great disaster” and likened it to the Iraq War and banking crisis.
But mid rant Sir Vince suffered the indignity of being turned off by the main news channels who switched over to Donald Trump’s UN speech.
The incident led Tory MP Michael Fabricant Tweeted: “On @BBCNews, @realDonaldTrump in the UN has replaced Vince Cable's speech to the sanctimonious Lib-Dems. Be grateful for small mercies.”
Despite not wanting to be “the reverse Ukip” Sir Vince pitched his party against the majority of British voters as “the party of Remain”.
Sir Vince Cable was branded ‘sanctimonious’ after his first conference speech as Lib Dem leader
@realDonaldTrump in the UN has replaced Vince Cable's speech to the sanctimonious Lib-Dems
Depicting himself as “a proud saboteur” he urged Jeremy Corbyn to join the “anti-Brexit people’s democratic front”.
And despite opposing a second referendum last year, Sir Vince readopted the unpopular Lib Dem policy which saw its vote shrink further in the last election.
He said: “At the end of these tortuous negotiations the public should be given another vote...not a call for a rerun but the first call for a referendum of the facts.”
And in a shocking moment Sir Vince accused Brexiteers of being anti-democratic despite his party’s opposition to the majority verdict of the British people.
Sir Vince genuinely believes that he can be the next Prime Minister
During Sir Vince’s speech, the main news channels switched over to Donald Trump’s UN speech
He said that leading Brexit supporters had adopted “the slogan of dictators everywhere: one person, one vote, once".
Sir Vince also threatened to target people with a new wealth tax reviving memories of his unpopular plan to impose a levy on homes worth more than £2 million.
The Lib Dem leader said he wanted to see the tax system shift to imposing levies on wealth accumulated through property and savings, rather than work.
He told delegates: "We must end the stranglehold of oligarchs and speculators in our housing market.
"I want to see fierce tax penalties on the acquisition of property for investment purposes, by overseas investors."