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Good morning. Ukipper Nigel Farage has just been hurling dead fish off a boat in front of Parliament observed by a helicopter and a Tory MP with a plastic flag.

That's right - Britain's politicians decided 2018 wasn't absurd enough, so they took action. And you'll be shocked to hear it's about Brexit.

You may remember the 2016 EU referendum campaign, when Bob Geldof staged his own Trafalgar against a vast Brexiteer armada while shouting down a megaphone.

Yeah... this wasn't like that.

This was one fishing boat chucking a box of a few fish into a river. And yet the world's media waited with baited (sorry) breath.

Here is the saga in all its glory.

Our story begins in a plaice called Brussels

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Plucky David Davis, the Tory Brexit Secretary, reeled in a deal for Britain's Brexit transition period.

But fishermen noticed it will give the EU full control over Britain's fishing quotas until 31 December 2020. Uh-oh...

Tory MPs were FURIOUS

Tory MPs were livid that Britain won't "take back control" of its waters - forcing fishermen to chuck their catches overboard under EU quotas.

13 of them wrote to Theresa May today branding the deal "completely unacceptable" and warning MPs would reject it.

They include Jacob Rees-Mogg, leader of the powerful Hard Brexit backing European Research Group. MPs met Mrs May in Downing Street.

Remainer Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson also complained. And Tory MP Douglas Ross said: "It would be easier to get someone to drink a pint of cold sick than try to sell this as a success."

So they TOOK TO THE SEAS... well, the River Thames

They passed under Tower Bridge in a crisp spring sunshine, their fish loaded and ready to fling

There was even A HELICOPTER

But when they arrived, DISASTER STRUCK

(This was definitely not a metaphor at all)

And then, mutiny! Nigel Farage hijacked the event

Jacob Rees Mogg, forced to continue on foot, vanished in shame because it had all got too political

But our valiant heroes sailed on

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An MP was waiting for them in a Russian hat for some reason

It was all so patriotic!

Finally, the fish-chucking began!

It was like the Last Night of The Proms of fish

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Except most of the journalists were on dry land, with a carp* view

*Have we spelt that right?

So basically it all looked a bit sad

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And then the RIVER POLICE chased them away

The cops may have just been following them in a friendly manner.

So everyone quickly left to have breakfast

...

No, not kippers.