Saturday Night Live skit sends up Theresa May’s Brexit woes

Kate McKinnon as Theresa May in the SNL sketch

A robot-dancing Theresa May has been given the Saturday Night Live treatment after her political week to forget.

The US late-night show, which often lampoons Donald Trump, turned its comedic lens on British politics for the sketch titled Happy Christmas, Britain.

It opens with the prime minister, played by Kate McKinnon, busting her infamous dance moves alongside four gyrating police officers, before addressing the nation with a pained grin.

“What a dreadful week it’s been. My Brexit deal is falling apart, I almost got voted out and no one in the world likes me at all. But it’s still Christmas, so let’s try to have some cheer tonight, shall we?” she says.

She introduces a high-foreheaded and relaxed-looking David Cameron, played by Matt Damon, as “the man who…

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