The guardian translated into free verse

The shadowy [grey like John Major]

and foreign [see how they overrun us]

secretary,[his he male or female]

Hilary Benn,

has said

he will not resign [or even sign]

over[ a barrel]

his backing of air [was it wind?}

strikes on Isis in Syria [ package holidays free for gun holders]

despite his party [birthday,perhaps]

leader ,[Ledenhosen]

Jeremy Cor, blimey,yn,

writing to all [ and sundry?}

Labour MPs

setting out his oppo [slang again]

sition to military

action. [equal and opposite reaction to follow?]

Benn’s insistence that

he would disagree [ and be so disagreeable as to spoil his birthday party?}

with  his leader  { Heil Mary!}

came [ as fast as a  slug,giggle]

David Cameron called [but I was on the toilet]

[on Labour MPs to back military [ in fashion again]

intervention in Syria and

“vote on the basis [ or is it basics?}

of the arguments”. [What is their basis?]

The prime minister said there [ or elsewhere]

was a compelling [entrancing and inviting]

case for Britain [ to pay back all it stole from the Empire]

’s involvement and insisted [like a tantrum of toddlers]

MPs would allow the country  [to endure]

to do “the right  [ethical?}

thing” [ that cat’s mother]

if they sup [with the devil]

and exported the government. [ to Samoa]

Benn’s stance effectively [in effect or strongly?]

challenges Corbyn [ to a duel or dual fuel?]

to allow members of the shadow [ night demons]

cabinet to vote  [and  also my sideboard will vote too]

Iwith their conscience or sack [ Send my sack  now,thanks]

him and other rebels. [Albert Camus?]

At a difficult meeting [ of the waters]

on Thursday,

around half the shadow

cabinet, [milk jug and tea pot]

including Benn,[ Nevis and Snowdon and more]

the deputy leader, Tom Watson, [Whats app son?]

the shadow education [well it is a mere shadow of what we learned]

secretary,

Lucy Powell, [sexism again]

the shadow lord [Don’t say it]

chancellor, Lord Falconer,

and

others

made it

clear

they were minded [by the army night and day]

to back the govern [ or even  commit effrontery]

ment’s case for extending[ drinking hours]

airstrikes when  [can air strike?}

put to a vote in

the Commons next week.[ the future was once fiction]