A Tory MP ‘supported’ the PM by comparing him to a serial killer -12 deadly takedowns
In case you missed it, Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday was quite the drama.
A Conservative MP, Christian Wakeford, crossed the floor to join Labour, seating himself just behind Keir Starmer at the start of proceedings. Boris Johnson failed to address Partygate in any acceptable way, but deflected by announcing the effective end of most Covid measures. And David Davis stood up and told Johnson to resign.
As the Speaker was caught saying –
"What. A. Day."
The Speaker of the House gives his verdict on today's PMQs. pic.twitter.com/MQ5N56Fgga
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) January 19, 2022
Despite the words of David Davis, Johnson clearly had a great many supporters – at least for the time being.
The Tory MP for Cleethorpes, Martin Vickers, explained why angry MPs should pause their calls for the PM to leave, by *checks notes* comparing him to a serial killer.
Tory backbencher Martin Vickers on why MPs should wait for the Sue Gray report before making any moves:
"even a serial killer gets his day in court."
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) January 19, 2022
“Thanks for the lifebuoy, Martin. Is it supposed to be made of concrete?”
Tweeters had a lot to say about it.
1.
Always think it's a bad sign when people defending you are comparing you to a serial killer https://t.co/Hg8ajt4foR
— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) January 19, 2022
2.
With friends like these… https://t.co/JXUhpv5vvQ
— Helene von Bismarck (@HeleneBismarck) January 19, 2022
3.
I … I'm not sure this is as helpful as Martin Vickers thinks it is. https://t.co/m83PkzmWq4
— Kate McCann (@KateEMcCann) January 19, 2022
4.
They don’t get to pick the judge, though. https://t.co/rY7hLOw5hk
— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) January 19, 2022
5.
Serial killers "to sue Martin Vickers for libel" https://t.co/bE4796mmqo
— Stephen #WearAMask #WashYourHands (@ISayPorter) January 19, 2022
6.
"Right then. We need something to deflect from the defection and calls for the PM's resignation"
Vickers: "I've got the perfect line"
"Okay, so we need something to deflect from the deflection, calls for the PM's resignation and the jokes about him being a serial killer". https://t.co/wglrpF8Xxg
— Daniel Sohege 🧡 (@stand_for_all) January 19, 2022
7.
Is it normal in courts to accept evidence about a serial killer which has been gathered by the serial killer's mate?
Nice comparison otherwise though @MartinVickers https://t.co/x06JQA4ral
— Pennine Sleet (@Seej500) January 19, 2022
8.
Would be great to one day have a prime minister you can defend without reference to the legal rights of serial killers https://t.co/8R14tSwhkh
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) January 19, 2022
9.
To be fair he has a higher body count than Shipman, so… https://t.co/UWQtUceYQr
— Bethany Black twitch.tv/beffernieblack (@BeffernieBlack) January 19, 2022
10.
https://t.co/QwWWJrRcKV pic.twitter.com/q5sSLBkT6c
— Oz Katerji (@OzKaterji) January 19, 2022
11.
Going to wear the Ralph Wiggum meme out if Tory backbenchers keep saying stuff like this https://t.co/qL7IMuVi59 pic.twitter.com/TByGbVvFhZ
— Alex von Tunzelmann (@alexvtunzelmann) January 19, 2022
12.
Yes, but we normally don't let them carry on killing while we're waiting for a trial date….. https://t.co/IZTRA1spbs
— (Social) Liberal Leigh🕷️🇪🇺🇬🇧 #FBPE #FBPPR 🔶 (@Liberal_Leigh) January 19, 2022
And finally …
"Nobody told me that serial killing was against the law" https://t.co/xUPJErG2TR
— Tom Freeman (@SnoozeInBrief) January 19, 2022
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This 3-second clip of Boris Johnson at PMQs is surely the only one you need
Source Jim Pickard Image Screengrab
