Cantona mocks Theresa and Boris as Solent fort becomes Brexit bunker
Would YOU want to escape there?
THEY have stood off the coast of Portsmouth for more than 150 years and have a long history of protecting our country.
Now Spitbank Fort, a luxury hotel that is part of the Solent Forts, has undergone a rebrand for a television advert – re-emerging as a ‘Brexit bunker’.
The forts, nicknamed Palmerston’s Follies, which stand off the Portsmouth coast in the Solent, are owned by Clarenco, a company run by millionaire entrepreneur Mike Clare.
Spitbank Fort was hired by Irish bookmakers Paddy Power, which filmed an advert featuring former French footballer Eric Cantona.
In the advert, which also features a competition to stay there, Eric recreates prime minister Theresa May’s infamous dance moves, mocks Boris Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg, and references May’s predecessor David Cameron’s alleged passion for pigs.
The Manchester United legend also shows how the facility comes stocked with supplies and rations – including tinned sardines.
Eric said: ‘I have created the Brexit Bunker: a British Noah’s Ark! Here, one specially selected Brit can take shelter from the constant bombardment of Brexit chatter, thanks to Cantona and Paddy Power.’
A spokesman for Paddy Power said: ‘Who better to help solve Brexit than Europe’s finest export, Eric Cantona?
‘The Frenchman has opened our Brexit Bunker, where he practised his Prime Ministerial duties – dancing, that is – and now wants to offer a lucky Brit the chance to escape the ensuing political noise. And where else to do that than a fortified structure in the middle of the sea?’
A spokesman for the forts said: ‘When given the opportunity to promote the forts in a different way, inviting one of the most recognisable football players to Spitbank Fort, who happens to be French, we jumped at the chance. It was a delight to welcome Eric on board and show him around. We look forward to welcoming Eric on to the forts again.’
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