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The minister mocked by Charlie Stayt shared a photo of his big flag – 11 favourite takedowns

In a series of events which feels very 2021, you’ll probably have seen the moment when BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt had a bit of fun at the expense of housing secretary Robert Jenrick and his Union Jack.

Stayt’s co-presenter Naga Munchetty later had to apologise after she ‘liked’ some tweets by people who enjoyed it too.

You can read more about that here. We’re here for the response from the minister himself, Robert Jenrick, who later said this on Twitter.

And if hoped to bring an end to the mockery – he probably didn’t – he was disappointed. Here are our 11 favourite takedowns.

These weren’t necessarily responses to Jenrick’s tweet, but feel very relevant right now.

https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1372848116542672898?s=20

And finally, this!


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A lot of people were baffled by Naga Munchetty’s apology for liking some tweets

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