An MP’s comms team spectacularly resigned via the guy’s own Twitter
Former Labour MP, now sitting as an Independent, Jared O’Mara, will by now have learnt in the most humiliating way that the person with the Twitter password has the power, after his communications team – a man named Gareth Arnold – resigned. Normally, a resignation would be a fairly quiet and private affair, but Gareth went out with a very public bang, calling out the MP as he did it.
This is what the now deleted tweets said.
Naturally, the thread got people’s attention, possibly more than any tweets placed there on behalf of O’Mara.
Cabinet ministers resigning tomorrow will have to go some to top this from Jared O’Mara’s spindoctor https://t.co/tPWPdWXuZr
— Tim Shipman (@ShippersUnbound) July 23, 2019
Ironically this is the most engaging and popular tweet that this account has ever had and will ever have. 😜
— Share And Enjoy (@Go_SYH_In_A_Pig) July 23, 2019
The finest, most succinct resignation in the history of time.
— Paul Mitchell (@mrmitchell78) July 23, 2019
Superb shithousery. I have screenshotted this for when it gets inevitably deleted. This is what twitter is made for. Great stuff. Superb bastardry. Love it.
— Fake Carlton (@_CarltonCole9) July 23, 2019
This is a masterpiece, and I applaud you, @garetharnolduk.
— Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) July 23, 2019
Although it was a case of shutting the stable door after the horse had tweeted that you’re an arsehole and eaten all your carrots, Twitter user @Kirstie_C had an excellent piece of advice for Jared O’Mara and anyone else with a communications team.
Never piss off the guy with the twitter password
— KirstieC (@kirstie_C) July 23, 2019
Gareth Arnold’s thoughts were turning to his future job prospects.
Future employer: so how did you leave your last role
Me: Yes
— gareth arnold 🇬🇧 (@garetharnolduk) July 23, 2019
Amidst all the the buzz in the media, he had a message for one potential interviewer.
So I'm doing quite a lot of TV, radio and newspaper interviews for the next few days. Apologies for not responding to emails/texts in good time. Also, before you ask @piersmorgan you gammon-headed turnip – I've just spent the last 8 weeks with one idiot, dont need another.
— gareth arnold 🇬🇧 (@garetharnolduk) July 23, 2019
