Boris Johnson said no-one told him the Downing St party broke the rules and was mercilessly mocked – 23 favourite responses

John Plunkett. Updated January 18th, 2022

13.

Bizarre defence from the man running the country. ‘If people don’t spell everything out for me, I don’t know what the fuck’s going on from one minute to the next.’

— Neil Gibbons (@neilgibbons) January 18, 2022

14.

"Oh, so you saying that just because I'm the Prime Minister of the country charged with designing and communicating the rules I have to understand what the rules are?" https://t.co/vJtaBWkl7L

— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) January 18, 2022

15.

THEY WERE YOUR FUCKING RULES YOU POINTLESS FUCKING FLAN https://t.co/xVySbD4Mw3

— Fancy Brenda 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (they/she) (@SpillerOfTea) January 18, 2022

16.

If only there had been some other way for him to find out about the rules he personally introduced… https://t.co/0xJsViA1cE

— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) January 18, 2022

17.

"I carry full responsibility for what took place, but nobody said to me that this was an event that is against the rules." pic.twitter.com/iZNPYPs4uh

— Otto Von Jizzmark (@Ottojizzmark) January 18, 2022

18.

“Underestimate Boris Johnson at your peril, he’s smarter than he appears”

[five minutes later]

“The prime minister’s defence now rests on him being too thick to realise that 40 is bigger than 2”

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) January 18, 2022

19.

https://twitter.com/EmmaKennedy/status/1483459047986712580?s=20

20.

'Nobody warned me it was against the rules' says man who LITERALLY STOOD AT A LECTERN AT FIVE O'BASTARD CLOCK DAY AFTER DAY ON BBC1 TELLING PEOPLE THE RULES.

— Justin Lewis (@WhenIsBirths) January 18, 2022

21.

Boris Johnson, 11/5/20: '… obey those rules & apply their common sense in the application of those rules… good solid British common sense has worked throughout phase one of the fight against the disease.'

Boris Johnson, 18/1/22: 'Nobody told me' a party was against the rules

— Toby Earle (@TobyonTV) January 18, 2022

22.

This will definitely silence the doubters. https://t.co/0nHcbTnCib

— Tom Peck (@tompeck) January 18, 2022

23.

Boris Johnson latest:

The man who made the rules didn't know a party of 30-40 people was against the rules

The man who "takes full responsibility" won't take responsibility and resign

The man who told Parliament there were no parties says he's truly sorry for all the parties.

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) January 18, 2022

And finally, this!

I don't have many skills in this world, but I do have enough to make a looping gif of Dick Van Dyke kicking Boris Johnson up the arse for your entertainment. pic.twitter.com/ufnIhi5RYu

— Matthew Highton (@MattHighton) January 18, 2022

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