A Welsh MP no-one’s heard of resigned and these 12 responses say what we’re all thinking
There’ve been several resignations from government positions in recent weeks, some high-profile, such as Boris Johnson, and others quite obscure, like Chris Green.
The latest resignation was that of Welsh MP, Guto Bebb.
Guto Bebb confirms he has resigned from govt
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) July 16, 2018
Not only did people not know who he was, the non-Welsh community also struggled with his traditional name and suspected he might be fictional.
1.
Whooooo? https://t.co/vZ85lSSqmP
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) July 16, 2018
2.
They’re making them up now. https://t.co/BVuMS7pNT3
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) July 16, 2018
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Shocking that a Star Wars villain got voted in to begin with.
— Dave (@dave_leeds) July 16, 2018
4.
Didn’t he capture Han Solo in the Outer Rim?
— Ahmer Wadee (@ahmerwadee) July 16, 2018
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But he has to deliver Han Solo to Jabba? https://t.co/jPcol1i0Or
— Glenn Kitson (@Glenn_Kitson) July 16, 2018
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Shame. He was my favourite character in Star Wars. https://t.co/WqfSKB9KZe
— Simon Pegg (@Simon_Pegg) July 16, 2018
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Guto who? I pay unusually close attention to politics & I have never heard of most of those who’ve resigned so far. Bar Davis & Johnson they’ve been complete nobodies https://t.co/qfOpzZwTJR
— Victoria Freeman (@make_trouble) July 16, 2018
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Who is Guto Bebb? I was in HoC for 7 years until 2017 & I have never heard of him/her
— Pat Glass (@PatMGlass) July 16, 2018
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He was the Minister for winning £1,000 on Pointless https://t.co/b92cWEbbse
— Niall (@Notinaboyband) July 16, 2018
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Christ, even anagrams are resigning https://t.co/JzeMlyzUal
— Dr Evil (@IndyForEvil) July 16, 2018
Someone summarised the reasoning for the resignation. It didn’t help.
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So in summary one of Theresa May’s ministers has resigned in order to support her government’s policy after the prime minister whipped her own MPs to oppose her government’s policy in order to prevent a defeat to… her government’s policy. What an utter shambles. https://t.co/OY7Cuw97qp
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) July 16, 2018
And it seems that this particular resignation represented a turning point.
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That's now 10 resignations since the Chequers Agreement, but this one because the govt has gone too 'hard'. The previous 9 were because it was too soft. Looking for that Goldilocks Brexit now… https://t.co/T3W0XOtCO9
— Simple Politics (@easypoliticsUK) July 16, 2018
But this very important observation should make us all think.
https://twitter.com/Marshallmedia/status/1018970649874915328
