Downing St had donuts delivered under armed guard – our favourite sugar-coated takedowns
As Theresa May – and the rest of the country – awaits the House of Commons’ ‘meaningful vote’ on her so-called deal to leave the EU, this really did happen outside Downing Street.
It's a "snacks arriving under armed guard" kind of day in Westminster pic.twitter.com/yow4B9GUdr
— Andy Silke (@andysilke) January 15, 2019
Donuts. Delivered by a police officer carrying a very big gun.
And if you thought the moment might prompt lots of funny responses, then you’d be right.
1.
dough-not leave https://t.co/Cmk0rKJvRb
— nick grimshaw (@grimmers) January 15, 2019
2.
Don't want to alarm anyone but the people responsible for getting us food if there's no deal are already guarding their donuts with a machine gunpic.twitter.com/LSbX1AUbiU
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) January 15, 2019
3.
This is how all donuts will have to be transported in the event of no deal. pic.twitter.com/O2ZFrpcQL9
— Stig Abell (@StigAbell) January 15, 2019
4.
“In the prelude to the food riots of 2019 the risk to the national supply of Krispy Kreme’s was deemed so high that the Government decreed a new armed division of the security services should be assembled for confectionery protection duties.”
— Ian Davis (@iand) January 15, 2019
5.
The Entire World: omg Trump has filled the White House with cheeseburgers what could possibly be more embarrassing?
Theresa May: Hold my beer. Hey, you with the machine gun. https://t.co/cJCWRYuEPU
— Nicholas Pegg (@NicholasPegg) January 15, 2019
6.
https://twitter.com/christiancalgie/status/1085114783660167168
7.
Are govt opponents being held hostage in there?
— iain watson (@iainjwatson) January 15, 2019
8.
We in The Met take Krispy Kremes seriously https://t.co/FqmpHmqXxh
— MetroArtisan (@MPS_n_P) January 15, 2019
9.
Everyone knows the cop rule.
If you're late, you have to buy the cakes.#police #policefamily #donuts @krispykremeUK @UKCopHumour https://t.co/spSSy5HSh4
— James Barker (@itsjamesbarker) January 15, 2019
10.
Doughnut protection is an important element of british government
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 15, 2019
11.
Screw it, let’s just eat donuts. https://t.co/SUfWcgX3Tp
— Fiona Hanlon (@fionaradio) January 15, 2019
And then there was this.
Someone in Downing St has called in a big box of Kristen Kreme donuts this morning – desperate times and all that, quite understandable
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) January 15, 2019
There are enough donuts in Downing Street already. pic.twitter.com/6omquX3CLK
— RobD (@RJCoolDerbs) January 15, 2019
