Johnny Mercer was the polar opposite of ‘gracious in defeat’ and this most cordial response said it best
We try not to watch too much of Conservative MP Johnny Mercer, who manages the rare trick of being so awful it makes you nostalgic for Dominic Raab.
But in this case we’ll make an exception, after his response to Labour’s biggest ever by-election victory was the polar opposite of gracious in defeat.
Labour’s Keir Mather becomes the Commons’ youngest MP, aged just 25, after he overturned a 20,000 vote Conservative majority in Selby and Ainsty.
Meet the UK’s youngest MP.
Selby and Ainsty’s new Labour member Keir Mather becomes ‘baby of the house’ at 25. pic.twitter.com/g7RW4q1qBW
— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) July 21, 2023
And Mercer’s response was everything you’d expect of the man – and less.
Here's Johnny Mercer throwing his toys out the pram after the Tory Party lose Selby & Ainsty.pic.twitter.com/Lyagd2LwIb
— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) July 21, 2023
And while these people all nailed it …
Johnny Mercer is, above all else, a graceless, arrogant, patronising, charmless, vicious little shit. Not a single genuinely-held belief in his entire body. I wouldn’t trust him with my houseplants while I was on holiday, let alone being an MP. pic.twitter.com/TZIv8EPSKu
— Nick Pettigrew (@Nick_Pettigrew) July 21, 2023
The idiocy of Mercer's line that people don't want this or that is that they have just voted to have it. Halfwit. https://t.co/156n4Gibef
— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) July 21, 2023
Johnny Mercer’s fall from grace is something to behold. Here he is slagging of Keir Mather because he’s too young apparently. These folks really don’t like the younger generation getting involved with politics do they? pic.twitter.com/dYVbJ26Gpw
— Riz #WeWonGetOverIt🇬🇧🌹 (@___Riz1902) July 21, 2023
Assume Johnny is gonna suggest no one under 25 should be in the military. It's telling that Tories think that the young are not affected by the cost of living, probably why they made laws to ban them getting benefits and to pay them less than others. https://t.co/mF3cfl3Jzu
— Jess Phillips (@jessphillips) July 21, 2023
Apparently, a young man from Hull, by virtue of his education, is not "authentic" enough to be elected as an MP for a year.
While a 29-year-old junior Johnson staffer is "authentic" enough to be elevated to the House of Lords. Forever.
Is everyone clear on the rules? ~AA https://t.co/Bv5zVKURH1
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) July 21, 2023
We all❤️Johnny Mercer.
Here he explains that NO-ONE is going to vote for young ‘Inbetweener’ Labour candidates like the one elected in Selby & NO-ONE is going to vote for Keir Starmer.
It proves us Tories can win the next general election.
Bravo Johnny!
👏pic.twitter.com/aWNQLFIh8J— Sir Michael Take CBE (@MichaelTakeMP) July 21, 2023
… surely no-one said it than Labour MP Baroness Chapman, straight to his face on Sky News.
When Johnny Mercer compared the new Labour MP for Selby to an Inbetweener
“We don’t want parliament to become like the Inbetweeners” he told @skynews
Then this: pic.twitter.com/VMa6r8ryHL
— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) July 21, 2023
To conclude, this.
Johnny Mercer is actually worse than you thought Johnny Mercer was. https://t.co/nAjN0WTTRz
— sue#NHSLove💙💙💙#FBNHS #GeneralElectionNow (@SueSuezep) July 21, 2023
And this.
Johnny Mercer makes a tool of himself with this ungracious tirade about the new MP for Selby. pic.twitter.com/rug3nqxuw4
— KoH (@pinguforest) July 21, 2023
Oh go on then, and this.
Johnny Mercer is right, we don't want Parliament to become like the Inbetweeners.
Can you imagine if the government was made up of unlikeable, incompetent, idiot boys with problematic attitudes towards women who all went to school together?
— Will Sebag-Montefiore (@wsebag) July 21, 2023
In five words …
Talk about a sore loser https://t.co/RYVKFsEdJc
— Otto English (@Otto_English) July 21, 2023
Or, if you prefer it particularly straight talking.
Goodness me, what a prick. https://t.co/rXkyd9bl6M
— The Purple Pimpernel (@Eyeswideopen69) July 21, 2023
Source Twitter @SamCoatesSky
