This Rory Stewart story makes those spy rumours seem a lot more feasible
The rollercoaster ride of a potential “Prime Minister Rory Stewart” has come to an end, as the quirky MP was knocked out of the leadership race in the latest round of voting. Rumours abound that underhand tactics pushed him out of the running because frontrunner Boris Johnson didn’t want to face him in the party membership voting stage, but that intrigue is less interesting than this story, told by Conservative councillor, Charlotte Leach.
He’s not an MP I know particularly well but I do have a great story from when I worked in Parliament for @SeemaKennedy. Our office was next door to Rory’s on the 5th floor in Norman Shaw North.
— Councillor Charlotte Leach (@CharLeach24x) June 19, 2019
One evening I was working late in the office on my own. There was a knock on the door & it was @RoryStewartUK who told me that he had locked himself out of his office and and asked if he could use our office for a meeting.
— Councillor Charlotte Leach (@CharLeach24x) June 19, 2019
I said it was no problem but before I had a chance to say anything else he walked straight across the office and climbed out of the 5th floor window and disappeared.
— Councillor Charlotte Leach (@CharLeach24x) June 19, 2019
At this point I panicked thinking that surely he must have fallen and what if people thought I had pushed him 😂
— Councillor Charlotte Leach (@CharLeach24x) June 19, 2019
Then, before I know it he comes walking back into my office through the main door, picks up his stuff and leaves. He had somehow managed to scale the side of the building and break into his office through the window.
— Councillor Charlotte Leach (@CharLeach24x) June 19, 2019
I have honestly never been more shocked in my life. Looking out of the window there was essentially nothing to hold onto so to this day I have no idea how he managed to do it but I was suitably impressed! #RoryWalksOn
— Councillor Charlotte Leach (@CharLeach24x) June 19, 2019
We’re pretty sure that’s something we’ve seen Daniel Craig do, although not in a Tory constituency office. This is what people have been saying about the somehow very on-brand tale.
ok I think we're allowed one last good Rory anecdote before we pack it in https://t.co/AP9K4KlOO9
— Marie Le Conte (@youngvulgarian) June 19, 2019
👇Read this thread! Not only did Rory walk across Afghanistan, become a diplomat in Iraq & deliver his first child, he is also a political spiderman!! #ConservativeMPsWereHandedACanDoPolitcalLeadershipStarAndFlunkedIt https://t.co/z8hgddI3Qd
— ChristinaD (@fitalass) June 20, 2019
Confirmation that Rory Stewart is indeed the Milk Tray Man. https://t.co/cHsNhMJ4sn
— Declan Gaffney (@djmgaffneyw4) June 19, 2019
The Tory leadership decision would have been a whole lot more interesting with a “scaling the outside of a building” round.
Source: Councillor Charlotte Leach
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