Our 15 favourite responses to Gavin Williamson’s plan to use troops to solve knife crime
As MPs try to find an answer to the rising tide of knife crime that has taken or ruined the lives of many young people in Britain, Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has taken a short break from insulting the Chinese to pledge the availability of the Army to deal with it.
The UK armed forces "stand ready" to intervene in the knife crime epidemic, the defence secretary has said.
Gavin Williamson said military personnel "would always be ready to respond" to calls for help.
No request has yet been made, he said.File photo. pic.twitter.com/spDQEguk3g
— London 999 Feed (@999London) March 6, 2019
While it makes a nice change for the government’s incompetence to be levelled at something other than Brexit, Twitter still had plenty to say about it.
1.
“SEND THE ARMY TO FIGHT KNIFE CRIME”
"Gavin. Gav."
"DEPLOY TANKS TO WALTHAMSTOW"
"Gavin Williamson. Mate. Every new idea you have makes your insistence on wearing flags on your head seem comparatively sane." pic.twitter.com/YUmcf9r6Ei— James Felton (@JimMFelton) March 6, 2019
2.
Gavin Williamson wants to declare war on Walthamstow pic.twitter.com/2fybPPhRCk
— Chris Kendall 🇪🇺 (@ottocrat) March 6, 2019
3.
Gavin Williamson sleeps in camouflage pyjamas pic.twitter.com/9wFs5LlbLX
— Toby Earle (@TobyonTV) March 6, 2019
4.
Me, crying: you can’t just send the army in to everything
Gavin Williamson, pointing: NHS? Send the army in. Brexit? Send the army in. Knife crime? Send the army in. That bird? Send the army in.— . (@twlldun) March 6, 2019
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https://twitter.com/SpillerOfTea/status/1103246272197283840
6.
As Home Secretary, Theresa May accused police officers warning that cuts would cause crimes of ‘scaremongering’.
Now she’s Prime Minister, her defence secretary is suggesting we use the army to address crimes caused by cuts.
And she’s ahead in the polls.— James O'Brien (@mrjamesob) March 6, 2019
7.
Not using the military for domestic policing is pretty much the first principle of both policing and the military.
Gavin Williamson‘s ambition is only matched by his imbecility. https://t.co/eyEJHLfRXO
— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) March 6, 2019
