The Tory leadership race is part circus, part cattle market, all farce – 28 favourite tweets

15.

BREAKING: Skeletor has thrown his hat into the ring to become next Tory leader. He is the most moderate candidate to enter the race so far x

— Laura Kuenssberg Translator (@BBCFLauraKT) July 11, 2022

16.

If Priti Patel is allowed to become Prime Minister I genuinely think she will start arresting us for doing "this you?"

— Philip Proudfoot | 🟨🟥 (@PhilipProudfoot) July 11, 2022

17.

Tory leadership candidates awaiting their turn at the first 1922 Commitee hustings. #ToryLeadershipContest photo courtesy of @AndrewJ53438249 pic.twitter.com/EZ4hFovXNh

— Mark Hinman (@HinmanMark) July 11, 2022

18.

Hmm. Let's see…. a moniker to give him… something 'hindsight'…. Colonel?… General?…. pic.twitter.com/VPhxInrsrn

— Stephen McGann💙 (@StephenMcGann) July 11, 2022

19.

Spot the difference#ToryLeadershipContest pic.twitter.com/nhGiHr917T

— Anti Tory Memes (@AntiToryMemesFB) July 11, 2022

20.

Jacob Rees-Mogg apparently planning to throw his top hat into the ring.

— Otto English (@Otto_English) July 11, 2022

21.

If you lot are so fucking marvelous @Conservatives how come all your candidates for leadership are talking about fixing things, when you've been in charge for 12 fucking years?

— Satan (@SpeakingSatan) July 11, 2022

22.

Just put all the potential Tory leader candidates in a field and hunger games that shit. They’d happily do it to you. #ToryLeadershipContest

— Matthew Highton (@MattHighton) July 12, 2022

23.

I’ve seen more electable Tory candidates on the Bristol stool chart.

— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) July 11, 2022

24.

which leadership candidate will try and get in contact with Captain Tom via ouija board to secure endorsement first

— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) July 12, 2022

25.

Whoever the Tories elect leader they're doomed. It's the increments of doom that matter.

— Otto English (@Otto_English) July 12, 2022

26.

When a Tory leadership candidate says they’re “going to rebuild the economy,” or “cut taxes, “cut crime,” “build more houses,” “create jobs” & “tell the truth”

Ask them where the F*** they were when they trashed the economy, raised taxes, increased crime & poverty & told lies

— nazir afzal (@nazirafzal) July 10, 2022

27.

If public interest journalism means anything any more, it surely means the mainstream media unanimously refusing to give any coverage to this leadership contest unless and until the participants all agree to a giant episode of Fun House.

— The Secret Barrister (@BarristerSecret) July 11, 2022

28.

"I want something that says definitely not creepy & weird"

Photographer: Got it pic.twitter.com/nmbfkWlRcO

— joe heenan (@joeheenan) July 11, 2022

The outgoing PM may be experiencing some regrets right now. Not about lying and breaking his own rules, or hiring a man he’d been warned to avoid – but about this.

I feel a bit silly that I didn’t come up with the idea of massive unfunded tax cuts myself.#ToryLeadershipContest

— Parody Boris (@Parody_PM) July 11, 2022

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