Rumours of a cabinet coup caused mass speculation – 19 scathing reactions
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Theresa May walking into Cabinet meeting:#CabinetCoup pic.twitter.com/aAM64xSSxc
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) March 24, 2019
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https://twitter.com/ArgyleLoz/status/1109754548183277568
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https://twitter.com/SpillerOfTea/status/1109780050013011975
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As someone staunchly anti-Tory, and who wants to see them devastated at the next election, anyone know how I can join the Conservatives and get to vote for Michael Gove as the next Tory Party leader?
Or David Lidington? Or Jeremy Hunt?#CabinetCoup— Tom Pride (@ThomasPride) March 24, 2019
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I am slightly concerned. I know everyone’s doing their best in difficult circumstances but I can’t help thinking that if Michael Gove is being touted as the solution then the problem must be even worse than we thought
— Felicity Morse (@FelicityMorse) March 24, 2019
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Michael Gove wouldn’t be a caretaker but an undertaker
— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) March 24, 2019
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what did I say, Roy?
You said we are at a critical point in the UK’s history and the events of the next few days will determine whether these islands survive as an independent state.
And then?
You said cometh the hour, cometh the man.
And what did you say?
I said Michael Gove pic.twitter.com/KZeIs3FcyE— . (@twlldun) March 24, 2019
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The thought of Theresa May getting sacked and replaced by Michael Gove reminds me of playing Tekken 3.
You spend ages beating that bastard final boss, enjoy a fleeting moment of happiness, then an even bigger bastard steps up and ruins your day. pic.twitter.com/FeLmXzCU7s
— Dai Lama (@WelshDalaiLama) March 24, 2019
Actor and writer, David Schneider, drew up a handy guide to the main candidates.
Tory leadership odds. Latest update. pic.twitter.com/N0vkJaIzeg
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) March 24, 2019
Of course, there are a few candidates most people would happily get behind.
And the frontrunners …
Surely we would do a much better job than the other options? #Cabinetcoup pic.twitter.com/gZbaIcGhKC
— Gladstone (@TreasuryMog) March 24, 2019
However, amidst all the clamour, along came this news …
The cabinet coup against @theresa_may is over before it even started. Authoritative sources close to @michaelgove tell me he does not believe there should be a caretaker prime minister – so it won't be him. And @DLidington has said on the record he does not want to be PM…
— Robert Peston (@Peston) March 24, 2019
Twelve hours is a long time in politics.