Hot-take level: Magma. Coup in Turkey blamed on #Brexit

https://twitter.com/364690/status/754225496964132864

Let Labour Party Member of Parliament Chris Bryant tell you what’s really behind the coup in Turkey:

Turkey is now and has long been a lynch pin in European and wider security. Ludicrous Brexit lies undoubtedly contributed to destabilising

— Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) July 15, 2016

Folks quickly jumped on Bryant’s ludicrous assertion:

https://twitter.com/LouiseMensch/status/754102172435054592

https://twitter.com/timothy_stanley/status/754090242320297985

Deluded, ignorant Labour Remainiac imbecile! Obvs still feeling bitter his constituency voted to Leave! #TurkeyCoup https://t.co/wKGxAaAOwI

— Richard H. (@richdh1983) July 16, 2016

I called it last night – this would be blamed on #Brexit. These people are insane. https://t.co/71kOp4zGz5

— Sir Creaky (@Sir_Creaky) July 16, 2016

Perhaps ungenerous to highlight silly tweets sent late on a Fri night, but this one's "undoubtedly" a corker. #EUref https://t.co/Np2gK72NiC

— Democracy Movement (@DemocracyMovemt) July 16, 2016

this from #ChrisBryant who voted 4 an illegal WAR in Iraq. Next he will be saying #Iraqwar made Iraq World safer https://t.co/uhDKKcbMSA

— smith (@burdon57) July 16, 2016

Bryant kept digging his hole, however:

https://twitter.com/EnemyWithinn/status/754207844422090752

Some examples…

Does anyone in the U.K. believe this?

A key aspect of UK security strategy has long been Turkey's membership of NATO and candidacy for EU.

— Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) July 15, 2016

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And if only the U.K. hadn’t of been distracted!

Some have been warning of a Turkish coup for a while. But UK attention diverted by absurd EU argument.

— George Eaton (@georgeeaton) July 15, 2016

Exactly so https://t.co/rPYmPJ3gvy

— Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) July 15, 2016

I think Brexit destabilised a key relationship. Though Erdogan has shown scant regard for democratic rights https://t.co/WuoApPLpvP

— Chris Bryant (@RhonddaBryant) July 15, 2016

Brexit: Is there nothing it can’t do?

Brexit has now officially replaced Margaret Thatcher as the cause of all evil. https://t.co/lqdRooHlq4

— Archbishop Cranmer (@His_Grace) July 16, 2016

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