9 best takedowns of Boris Johnson after he forgot the government had tabled the vote of confidence against itself
The government won the motion of confidence it had brought against itself, surprising nobody since a vote of no confidence could have led to a general election.
The display of loyalty so soon after Conservative MPs had resigned in droves due to their lack of faith in Boris Johnson was quite something.
Great news that my MPs have confidence in me, days after they forced me to resign for incompetence, dishonesty and a lack of integrity. #NoConfidenceVote
— Parody Boris (@Parody_PM) July 18, 2022
Tory MPs. pic.twitter.com/h9ziMGSvOf
— Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (@DrRosena) July 18, 2022
If you STILL have even a shred of confidence in Johnson and this government you really should give your head a wobble. #NoConfidenceVote
— Siobhan Benita 🇺🇦🌻 (@SiobhanBenita) July 18, 2022
"The Prime Minister remains immensely popular across the country," says Conservative MP Sir Bill Wiggin. pic.twitter.com/JRPDnTBbfl
— Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) July 18, 2022
If you remained in any doubt as to just how much the PM has already mentally checked out from the job – if he ever checked in – this embarrassing moment should make things pretty clear.
Boris Johnson: "I have no idea why" Labour has "insisted" on a confidence motion in the Government today
Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle: "It's actually the Government that has put it down for today"
😵💫😵💫😵💫 pic.twitter.com/MdAp7vPLpT
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) July 18, 2022
That’s right – Boris Johnson was in full flow with the list of things they could be doing if Labour hadn’t insisted on having the vote, when the Speaker informed him that the motion had been tabled by his own government.
1.
How to make a complete prat of yourself.
Boris Johnson accuses Labour of calling a no confidence motion in him… before being told by the speaker that it was his own govt. pic.twitter.com/doINMdSWVW
— Mike Galsworthy (@mikegalsworthy) July 18, 2022
2.
He's probably still pissed from his weekend party at Chequers. https://t.co/ie3TPccrLJ
— Brian Moore (@brianmoore666) July 18, 2022
3.
Give him a break, he's probably still hungover from the party he had in the country mansion we pay for, instead of attending COBRA meetings https://t.co/c1YnsjcEQ3
— Gee Aitch Cee (@Scriblit) July 18, 2022
4.
Could you be any more disinterested in doing your job?
You don't even know your own government tabled the motion! https://t.co/lJP9qweMIw
— Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) July 18, 2022
5.
I'd like a schadenfreude sundae with extra schaden. https://t.co/oaSVktKgw3
— Cynthia McLennan 🗽💉😷🪟 (@cindymclennan) July 18, 2022
6.
Johnson had "no idea":
-no idea why Labour wants a no confidence vote
-no idea why I'm needed at Cobra meetings
-no idea it was a party
-no idea why my MPs have sacked me – them are the breaks
-no idea that promoting a repeat sexual offender to Deputy Chief Whip is inappropriate.— Nina 💙 (@99_redballoonz) July 18, 2022
7.
good party was it, Boris pic.twitter.com/w5XKIMC53Z
— Toby Earle 🇺🇦 (@TobyonTV) July 18, 2022
8.
The @Conservatives tabling a motion of no confidence in themselves and not even being aware of it is quite simply beyond parody. Enough. The country needs a fresh start with a new government.pic.twitter.com/sQ9EaqoK5u
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) July 18, 2022
9.
In the "you can't make this shit up" category. https://t.co/PY6QJsJpnC
— Orbinho (@Orbinho) July 18, 2022
As metaphors go, it’s a good one for his entire premiership.
The whole, pointless farce distilled into 30 seconds. https://t.co/DSSpTe34BN
— Baron Worzel Gummidge Salus Populi Suprema Lex (@organicsi) July 18, 2022
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