Downing St had donuts delivered under armed guard – our favourite sugar-coated takedowns

As Theresa May – and the rest of the country – awaits the House of Commons’ ‘meaningful vote’ on her so-called deal to leave the EU, this really did happen outside Downing Street.

It's a "snacks arriving under armed guard" kind of day in Westminster pic.twitter.com/yow4B9GUdr

— Andy Silke (@andysilke) January 15, 2019

Donuts. Delivered by a police officer carrying a very big gun.

And if you thought the moment might prompt lots of funny responses, then you’d be right.

1.

dough-not leave https://t.co/Cmk0rKJvRb

— nick grimshaw (@grimmers) January 15, 2019

2.

Don't want to alarm anyone but the people responsible for getting us food if there's no deal are already guarding their donuts with a machine gunpic.twitter.com/LSbX1AUbiU

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) January 15, 2019

3.

This is how all donuts will have to be transported in the event of no deal. pic.twitter.com/O2ZFrpcQL9

— Stig Abell (@StigAbell) January 15, 2019

4.

“In the prelude to the food riots of 2019 the risk to the national supply of Krispy Kreme’s was deemed so high that the Government decreed a new armed division of the security services should be assembled for confectionery protection duties.”

— Ian Davis (@iand) January 15, 2019

5.

The Entire World: omg Trump has filled the White House with cheeseburgers what could possibly be more embarrassing?

Theresa May: Hold my beer. Hey, you with the machine gun. https://t.co/cJCWRYuEPU

— Nicholas Pegg (@NicholasPegg) January 15, 2019

6.

https://twitter.com/christiancalgie/status/1085114783660167168

7.

Are govt opponents being held hostage in there?

— iain watson (@iainjwatson) January 15, 2019

8.

https://twitter.com/MPS_n_P/status/1085142755007967234

9.

https://twitter.com/itsjamesbarker/status/1085120821549588480

10.

Doughnut protection is an important element of british government

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 15, 2019

11.

Screw it, let’s just eat donuts. https://t.co/SUfWcgX3Tp

— Fiona Hanlon (@TheFionaHanlon) January 15, 2019

And then there was this.

Someone in Downing St has called in a big box of Kristen Kreme donuts this morning – desperate times and all that, quite understandable

— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) January 15, 2019

There are enough donuts in Downing Street already. pic.twitter.com/6omquX3CLK

— RobD (@RJCoolDerbs) January 15, 2019