The five funniest reactions to Rory Stewart preferring Pret to pubs
Back-in-the-limelight former Conservative MP, Rory Stewart, has been talking to the media ahead of the election to choose London’s next mayor, in which he will stand as an Independent. When Channel 4’s Cathy Newman asked about his favourite pub – yeah, we’ve no idea why either – this was his reply.
Asked for his favourite London boozer Rory Stewart MP tells Channel 4 News, "I'm not a big boozer… I'm the kind of guy who spends his time going to Pret a Manger."
The MP today announced his intention to stand as an independent candidate in the 2020 London Mayoral election. pic.twitter.com/LT1AjKqqTw
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) October 4, 2019
In an absence of anything more newsworthy, such as a second attempt to prorogue parliament, the PM seeming to be making two directly opposing statements about his plans, or another whistleblower implicating Trump in a potential treason case, Twitter had a lot to say about the Pret versus Pubs issue.
we’ve got so used to high levels of political drama that when not much is happening politics twitter will spend a whole 24 hours arguing about fucking pret
— Abby Tomlinson (@twcuddleston) October 6, 2019
Not everybody thought it was an answer.
"My favourite pub is Pret a Manger" is the worst answer since "My favourite biscuit is chips and gravy" https://t.co/BPBBJ5encT
— Luke Bailey (@imbadatlife) October 5, 2019
In fact, not everyone believed him.
Rory Stewart doesn’t have a favourite London pub, he spends his time ‘going to Pret a Manger’
Utter fraud 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/YmDuYTiri5
— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) October 5, 2019
But these were our five other favourite intentionally funny responses.
1.
Apart from the gammon machismo of imagining that not having “a favourite boozer” makes you a fraud, we should remember that Boris Johnson would’ve made up one. “Oh yes Cathy I’m always down the The Jolly Great Bloke And Get Brexit Done.” https://t.co/RAH8kAuIx7
— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) October 6, 2019
2.
“Pret a Rory”, Rory Stewart travels to the top rated Pret (according to Google Maps) in every London Borough and debates Dialectic Materialism with a staff writer for Novara. pic.twitter.com/ak4KhbyGip
— Jack Tindale (@JackTindale) October 6, 2019
3.
The cashier at Pret a Manger asking "don't you think you've had enough mate?" as Rory Stewart blearily orders his 8th prosciutto, goat's cheese and watercress sandwich
— keewa (@keewa) October 5, 2019
4.
Casting my gauloise to the curb, I turned into Pret. I ordered a coffee so strong that after two sips I decided to run for mayor.
— Pret L'Etranger (@PretEtranger) October 6, 2019
5.
BREAKING: Rory Stewart doesn't have a favourite Chas'n'Dave song.
— Balcony Shirts (@balconyshirts) October 6, 2019
As ever, political journalist Ian Dunt saw the bigger picture.
Somewhere there is a Pret PR person watching all this and thinking: is this good or bad?
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) October 6, 2019
And writer Alex Clark had the answer.
If @Pret don’t have a Centrist Melt sandwich on the menu by tomorrow, I don’t know what to tell you
— Alex Clark (@AlexClark3) October 6, 2019
Source: Twitter, Channel 4 News, Image: Twitter, Evening Standard
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