The Telegraph said Rory Stewart used to be a spy – the only 11 responses you need
The Daily Telegraph’s front page has prompted lots of reaction today after it said Tory leadership contender (and Boris Johnson’s most serious rival) Rory Stewart used to work for MI6.
Rory Stewart was a spy! Well, maybe.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph: 'Mystery of Stewart’s past links with MI6' #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/ta244vkPkW
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 17, 2019
We’ve read all the responses so you don’t have to and here are the very best.
1.
We’re in a sorry place as a society if the mere suggestion that you may have once put your life at risk keeping your country safe is a potential negative in a PM. https://t.co/eP66qy57Og
— Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) June 17, 2019
2.
love the idea that
a) Rory Stewart having (maybe) been a spy might somehow be a bad thing and
b) that he now needs to cough up: which country do they think he was (maybe) spying for? pic.twitter.com/fq4RelRUHi
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) June 17, 2019
3.
I was assuming Boris Johnson was a shoo-in for PM until I saw this. Someone’s suddenly worried about the rise of @RoryStewartUK #ToryLeadershipElection https://t.co/sFntBeto30
— Lionel Barber (@lionelbarber) June 18, 2019
4.
Yes because serving your country as an intelligence officer is often seen as dodgy & sinister by The Morning Star. *reads that back* I’m so sorry, I meant “The Daily Telegraph” pic.twitter.com/IwUzauT6h1
— Robert Webb (@arobertwebb) June 18, 2019
5.
The Telegraph attempt to undermine @rorystewartuk in the minds of the British electorate through the interesting route of suggesting he's a bit James Bond. https://t.co/kugGcaOO9s
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) June 17, 2019
6.
I’m old enough to remember when politicians were smeared for spying *against* us.
— Stephen Bush (@stephenkb) June 17, 2019
7.
The Daily Boriswank: We need to discredit Rory Stewart. Let’s pretend he used to be a spy.
The whole of the UK: A spy? How fucking cool is THAT?!? pic.twitter.com/UpCjywjhuH
— Nick Harvey (@mrnickharvey) June 17, 2019
8.
If he did, he risked everything in the shadows defending our nation. If he didn’t, he risked everything in Iraq trying to build the peace. Whoever these Whitehall sources are need to seriously rethink their ethics. Trying to use @RoryStewartUK as political capital may risk others https://t.co/XmmU6MqQXJ
— Tom Tugendhat (@TomTugendhat) June 17, 2019
9.
Being accused of once being a spy is THE DREAM. pic.twitter.com/s8BymlMUbf
— Dan Snow (@thehistoryguy) June 18, 2019
10.
Instagram vs reality pic.twitter.com/5Vrdpta2d0
— Martin Heneghan (@MartinHeneghan) June 17, 2019
11.
https://twitter.com/Annemariealex/status/1140856364643823617
To conclude …
Instagram vs reality pic.twitter.com/5Vrdpta2d0
— Martin Heneghan (@MartinHeneghan) June 17, 2019