Robert Jenrick tried to own Andy Burnham with the old ‘There’s always a tweet’ takedown, and his own post came right back to bite him on the arse

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There’s always a tweet… especially from the guy who spent years lecturing everyone about honour, mandates and “giving voters a say” until it was his turn to defect from the Tories to Reform.

You were elected as a Conservative MP.

Your constituents voted for a Tory, not a… https://t.co/esLbzefkJc

— 🇬🇧King 🇬🇧 (@King0243_PJC) June 22, 2026

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Indeed Robert https://t.co/MJwDiEvRyh pic.twitter.com/j5Xc6QM27c

— (P)USB(C) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@ccfc_07) June 22, 2026

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Bobby, when you defected to Reform, you ignored calls for a by-election and denied your constituents the chance to pass judgment.
Yet now you're suddenly fascinated by democratic mandates. https://t.co/rIgtnkikYm

— Charlie (@CheckCharlieB) June 22, 2026

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This is a great point if you weren't the guy in the party that refused the GE at the time though https://t.co/cqIvwa293j

— Derek Pakora (@DeathlyAcorn) June 22, 2026

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Robert is correct, there's always a tweet. https://t.co/htbfR2WtwR pic.twitter.com/x5ErQOR2t8

— Martin Harmer (@martinharmer) June 22, 2026

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Didn’t happen though did it, so why now? Thicko https://t.co/oauPK6ll2b

— Adam Holder (@adamswfc) June 22, 2026

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Whether he’s right or the wrong, the utter fucking gall of this wanker spouting this when he wouldn’t even call a by-election after he jumped ship🤣🤣 https://t.co/JOkMhUYfc0

— Curtis (@CurtisSCFC) June 22, 2026

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The past comes back to bite you in the bum if you're not careful Andy!https://t.co/sIfZKxK0VD

— Jim Quirk (@JimQuirkesq) June 22, 2026

Talking of things people have said in the past…

Robert Jenrick is trying to remind Andy Burnham of an old tweet where he called for a General Election after a Tory leadership contest.

Fair enough. But let’s also remind Rob that he once said Nigel Farage wasn’t fit to run a five-a-side team, let alone a country, before later… pic.twitter.com/7MrP8ryUYm

— Sly U (@SlyForTheRight) June 22, 2026

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This Tory MP’s heckle of Andy Burnham was good but the PM-in-waiting’s A++ response was even better

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