Boris Johnson just lost his majority live on TV – 21 tweets that nail his House of Commons horror show
Spare a thought – only kidding! – for Boris Johnson, who finally fulfils his wish to become prime minister only for everything to almost immediately turn to shit.
Who could have seen that coming? Answer: everyone.
Except today the so-called PM found himself waist deep in the brown stuff after Tory MP Phillip Lee defected to the Lib Dems right as he was speaking in the Commons – live on telly – just to, you know, rub it in for maximum humiliation.
Watch: Conservative MP Phillip Lee defects to the Liberal Democrats, crossing the House of Commons during a speech by Boris Johnson
His move means the prime minister has no working majority ahead of a crucial #Brexit vote
[tap to expand] https://t.co/vi78s0o5JA pic.twitter.com/CfnKNm0pJ8
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) September 3, 2019
These 21 tweets nicely nail the Boris Johnson horror show right now.
1.
Boris all over the fucking shop now – shouting then whispering, rambling, looking scared. He's just not built for this. He can't do the job he wanted.
— Caitlin Moran (@caitlinmoran) September 3, 2019
2.
This is like watching a sub par tribute act who has dreamed of having to step in to cover for the real thing and he gets the gig and he’s shit.
— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) September 3, 2019
3.
Boris Johnson prorogued parliament, pissed off his colleagues till they're willing to vote against him, lost his majority live on TV and later today he'll be firing his hero Churchill's grandson. Not entirely sure he's the brilliant tactician everyone has been led to believe.
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) September 3, 2019
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— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) September 3, 2019
5.
We all know how Boris Johnson feels about minorities
— Nish Kumar (@MrNishKumar) September 3, 2019
6.
Well that was quite something. Lee is gone. Boris Johnson has had his majority taken from him right in front of his eyes. And he’s now completely lost it. All over the place.
— Tom Peck (@tompeck) September 3, 2019
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Just catching up on what’s going on in parliament right now. pic.twitter.com/RCAUKFDCcE
— The Poke (@ThePoke) September 3, 2019
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https://twitter.com/JNRaeside/status/1168911865897992193
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Hahaha Boris. It’s not even that the Emperor isn’t wearing any clothes, it’s that the Emperor is actually a bin bag full of mashed potato.
— Adam Kay (@amateuradam) September 3, 2019
10.
"Prime Minister, you've lost your majority"
(from the back of the room) "and the plot!"Amazing scenes in #houseofcommons right now
— Olly Newport (@OllyNewport) September 3, 2019
