Chris Philp went on the attack over Rishi Sunak’s D-Day exit and it was so hilariously misjudged it’s brilliant
Cometh the hour, cometh the idiot.
Just when the Rishi Sunak D-Day saga couldn’t possibly get any worse, up pops Chris Philp, the policing minister who may or may not still be a Conservative MP after the next election.
Philp was on the BBC”s Politics Live programme on Friday when he decided to go on the attack, specifically with a question for Lib Dem Sarah Only who, like many people, was flabbergasted by the so-called PM’s early exit from the D-Day commemorations.
And it was so badly misjudged, it’s kind of brilliant. And when we say brilliant, what we really mean is beggars belief.
OH. WOW.
Chris Philp's defence of Sunak to @sarahjolney1: "Were YOU there yesterday, then?"
A (quite rightly LIVID) Olney: "I'm not the PM. I'm not out there, in a foreign country, representing ALL of us."
This is turning into a bigger mess for Sunak, by the minute. ~AA pic.twitter.com/tX6UnWwXOQ
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) June 7, 2024
Extraordinary scenes!
And here’s precisely what people made of that.
Genuinely, one of the worst moments of this cock-up. https://t.co/22h0eqrRa9
— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) June 7, 2024
omg what an idiot that MP is. Thinks there’s no difference between a prospective MP and the Prime Minister. It’s disturbing that they are making decisions about our lives
— Matthew Todd (@MrMatthewTodd) June 7, 2024
Oh God. They’ve let Chris Philp do media again. Don’t they ever learn. https://t.co/DpTTWXYXDQ pic.twitter.com/D2z8WCcZfK
— Jay Motty (@JayMotty) June 7, 2024
If you're so desperate that you're relying on Philp to come to your defence then the situation is way too serious for Philp to be capable of defending you.
— Stevie D ️ (@stevieinselby) June 7, 2024
"Well good for you". By the end of this clip, the host is reduced to treating the minister as an actual child. https://t.co/M8jGTKNR98
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) June 7, 2024
When Chris Philp is their go-to man to defend the indefensible, you know they're screwed
— Tom Good ❄️Ⓥ (@TofuratiTomGood) June 7, 2024
Chris Philp is the most oleaginous lickspittle on the Tory benches. Croydon South may be a deeply satisfying B-side Portillo moment https://t.co/6pq1vXKzrj
— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) June 7, 2024
Last word to Sarah Olney.
Rishi Sunak let down veterans and the country yesterday.
He disrespected his office, our service personnel, and the nation with his behaviour.
The Prime Minister should lead the country, not shame it. https://t.co/8ODXXMLzjP
— Sarah Olney (@sarahjolney1) June 7, 2024
Source @BestForBritain