Lee Anderson’s been made chief whip of Reform UK and of all the hilarious takedowns this one said it best

As you’ll no doubt know by now, Nigel Farage has entered the House of Commons for the first time as an MP along with his four Reform UK colleagues and very excited about it they were too. So excited they did this.

Reform UK take on Westminster… pic.twitter.com/qzghdIARW2

— Reform UK (@reformparty_uk) July 9, 2024

And among the announcements the nascent party made was the appointment of its very first chief whip.

BREAKING: @LeeAndersonMP_ reveals on @GBNEWS he’s just been appointed the new Chief Whip of @reformparty_uk by @Nigel_Farage

— Martin Daubney (@MartinDaubney) July 9, 2024

Now obviously it’s obviously traditionally been a very important role, enforcing party discipline and all that, but there was something about Reform UK that lent the appointment a comedic edge. More than an edge, if we’re honest.

It’s 5 people, all of whom are basically the same person. Why do they need a whip?

— bass4themasses (@bass4themasses) July 9, 2024

This is like a bloke all alone in a one man dinghy calling himself the admiral

— Clifford K (@holte) July 9, 2024

It’s 5 of them. One deputy, one party leader, on C-whip, and two MP.

I love to see the reshuffle

— Savan Qadir (@savanQadir) July 9, 2024

Difficult job that whipping the other three to vote the same way as their leader

— Richard Hyland (@richardhyland) July 9, 2024

But we reckon this person said it best …

Chief whip of five lads? My brother, that is a group chat admin. pic.twitter.com/rHO4J6obyc

— Jack (@JackJ4D) July 9, 2024

Boom.

Designated driver.

— Frank Gaudino (@FrankGaudino) July 9, 2024

And finally, this.

Quite a bold move making your chief whip someone who left his last two parties. Loyalty isn’t his obvious strength. https://t.co/mUYcEojX7u

— Sam Freedman (@Samfr) July 10, 2024

Source @JackJ4D