Theresa May today said "I am not capable of a Parliamentary ejaculation" in a bizarre exchange with a Labour MP over her decision to delay the Commons Brexit vote.
Labour MP Rupa Huq accused the Prime Minister of "premature Parliamentary ejaculation" after she announced she was "deferring" the vote on her Brexit deal. Dr Huq said it proved that Mrs May does not "stick to her guns."
She said: "Nine times the Prime Minister assured us there would be no early General Election, yet still it happened.
"As recently as this morning her hapless ever-changing band of ministers were out on the airwaves assuring us there would be a meaningful vote tomorrow, before this latest twist - this sort of premature Parliamentary ejaculation - that has put the lie to the claim she sticks to her guns.
"When she won't even tell us when the vote is deferred to, it would appear the lady is for turning.
"How can we ever trust anything she ever says again?"
The phrase was met with laughter from the Commons and one MP muttered "wow, wow that's strong".
Mrs May shot back: "If she looks carefully, she will see I am not capable of a parliamentary ejaculation."
The PM today called off the crunch House of Commons vote on her Brexit deal in which she was expected face a humiliating, heavy defeat. She will now go back to the EU to seek reassurances over the Northern Ireland backstop.
In a statement to MPs, Mrs May also said the Government was stepping up preparations for a possible no-deal Brexit.
It came amid dramatic scenes at Westminster as news of her plan to postpone Tuesday's "meaningful vote" broke just minutes after Downing Street had insisted it was going ahead.
