Our favourite 33 things people are saying after Theresa May resigns as prime minister
Theresa May has announced she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June.
“It is in the best interests of the country for a new prime minister to lead”
UK Prime Minister Theresa May announces she will resign on Friday 7 June
Live updates: https://t.co/uYam3l51Iz pic.twitter.com/Y35iYJPvef
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) May 24, 2019
She’ll leave Downing Street after the Tory party has chosen a new leader, a process that will begin the following week.
And here are our favourite things people had to say about it.
1.
This is like when your boss leaves and you're happy, and then you remember your company has a long history of hiring incrementally shittier fucking psychopaths.
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) May 24, 2019
2.
Theresa May quits
The leadership race begins:Guy who makes you want to die: 13/8
Dude you literally don't recognise: 6/1
National joke 8/1
Blackhole of charisma: 10/1
She has kids, you know:12/1
The guy whose name sounds like a swear word: 16/1— Sathnam Sanghera (@Sathnam) May 24, 2019
3.
I forgot “fucking hell, not that twat” – 22/1
— Sathnam Sanghera (@Sathnam) May 24, 2019
4.
https://twitter.com/dismaIwitch/status/1131853055543193600
5.
THERESA MAY QUITS
*national celebrations"
ANOTHER TORY MUST TAKE HER PLACE
*national fear*— TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) (@TechnicallyRon) May 24, 2019
6.
https://twitter.com/jonathanliew/status/1131856420494893056
7.
BREAKING: Theresa May finally announces departure date, on basis UK has three day weekend to celebrate.
— Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) May 24, 2019
8.
RESIGNATION
It is with great regret
that I must resign
myself todayto watching
the country
in total disarray.— Brian Bilston (@brian_bilston) May 24, 2019
9.
https://twitter.com/matthaig1/status/1131853440802533376
10.
Whatever your opinion of Theresa May’s time as prime minister, you have to admit, she has a jacket.
— Rhys James (@rhysjamesy) May 24, 2019
11.
What an emotional ending to that Theresa May reign… #Trexit pic.twitter.com/EuXpHSV1Yw
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) May 24, 2019
12.
https://twitter.com/MrKenShabby/status/1131855797552603141
13.
Theresa May: pic.twitter.com/J5fyB5JVrN
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) May 24, 2019
14.
Every fibre of my being wants her to walk out and announce her deal is the only way to deliver Brexit, then walk back in again.
— Alan White (@aljwhite) May 24, 2019
15.
Theresa May can take comfort that she will only be remembered as the worst prime minister in the history of the United Kingdom for about a week, when her successor is chosen.
— Dai Lama (@WelshDalaiLama) May 24, 2019
16.
Guess June really will be the end of May smh x #Brexit #TheresaMay
— Afraz Farooq (@Afraz_Farooq) May 24, 2019
17.
https://twitter.com/hijakejohnstone/status/1131855563124629505