The rash of MP resignations has forced Johnson into a hasty cabinet shuffle, with Steve Barclay into the Health and Social Care vacancy and Nadhim Zahawi accepting a big promotion to lead the Treasury.
Our new Chancellor of the Exchequer. Claimed parliamentary expenses for heating his horses stables. pic.twitter.com/cHYK84AUe6
— Diane Abbott MP (@HackneyAbbott) July 5, 2022
‘I didn’t want to be Chancellor actually I like being the thing I am, the sporty thing & the computers & Netflix thing’ pic.twitter.com/9eRIm15wVB
— Toby Earle
(@TobyonTV) July 5, 2022
New Chancellor hits the ground running. pic.twitter.com/gollmyhJo9
— Richard Coles (@RevRichardColes) July 5, 2022
Of course, Zahawi’s departure left a vacancy in Education, which was quickly filled by relative newcomer, Michelle Donelan.
The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP @MichelleDonelan has been appointed Secretary of State for Education @educationgovuk pic.twitter.com/JGzMEmv9Jd
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) July 5, 2022
If you can’t quite place the name, here are some reminders.
Michelle Donelan to become Education Secretary. She's the MP who accused "Soviet" universities of fictionalising history by addressing colonialism pic.twitter.com/xokg2Sqger
— Otto English (@Otto_English) July 5, 2022
A reminder: The New Education Secretary Michelle Donelan said she wanted Holocaust Deniers to be able to effectively force universities to let them speak to students in order to ‘protect free speech’ pic.twitter.com/mD68SbwHge
— Benjamin Cohen (@benjamincohen) July 5, 2022
Michelle Donelan has a family link to a company that won £673 million of PPE contracts. Also family link to company that won £273 million Lateral Flow test contract.
— Damian Hastie (@DamianHastie) July 5, 2022
Her appointment wasn’t received as well as she might have hoped.
Another brilliant appointment. Who better to look after education than a Media middle manager who worked in Wrestling? https://t.co/qIZiGmlbu0
— Skew Spew Barmy Hairdo Curmudgeon Bigot and Smug (@SkewSmug) July 6, 2022
Michelle Donelan has wreaked absolute havoc and caused much misery for HE staff and students as Minister for Universities.
Her promotion is the most offensive insult but perfectly reflects how this Government treats the education sector with such contempt. https://t.co/dG6JyXzgkG
— Billy
(@BillyWassell_) July 5, 2022
This is a great example of failing upwards. Has Michelle Donelan been doing a good job looking after universities prior to this? https://t.co/HuFrPLCC1Z
— Lee Peckover (@LeePeckover) July 5, 2022
It wasn’t just members of the public who had doubts about the PM’s choice. Fellow Tory MP, Lucy Allan, had this one-word putdown.
The comment added yet another layer to the rich tapestry of political pisstaking already running rampant through Twitter.
1.
Conservative MP for Telford Lucy Allan doesn’t seem especially enamoured with the new Education Secretary pic.twitter.com/v7o1yiKFdx
— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) July 5, 2022
2.
A lot has gone on tonight but I'll be honest, the only thing I want to hear about is the source of the Lucy Allan / Michelle Donelan beef pic.twitter.com/yBk5M9vaBU
— Alan White (@aljwhite) July 5, 2022
3.
Beef pic.twitter.com/8KllNErJE4
— THE SECRET TORY
(@secrettory12) July 5, 2022
4.
Ahahaha he definitely promised her a job didn’t he pic.twitter.com/bP7L3anpBY
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) July 5, 2022
5.
Thank you Lucy. This has been one of the highlights so far of an already hilarious evening.
— christhebarker (@christhebarker) July 5, 2022
6.
Tory MP Lucy Allan more of a fan of Nadhim Zahawi than Michelle Donelan then pic.twitter.com/HhzZbrO8h2
— Liam Thorp (@LiamThorpECHO) July 5, 2022
7.
Tonight just gets better and better https://t.co/K74iz83kCN
— Dai Lama (@WelshDalaiLama) July 5, 2022
8.
Allan and Donelan served together on the education select committee https://t.co/8f51bGJTK4
— Freddie Whittaker (@FCDWhittaker) July 5, 2022
9.
A perfect response to the appointment of Michelle Donelan. https://t.co/cFd5nJQIz2
— Iain Overton (@iainoverton) July 5, 2022
10.
It’s like when you’re in the supermarket and you hear a couple being rude to each other and arguing. Except in that case you look away, whereas in this case you point and laugh. https://t.co/4BXmhOiVQX
— .gbp (@alexbloor) July 6, 2022
11.
Lucy Allan is a Tory MP.
What in the cannibalistic f**k is happening?! pic.twitter.com/bksTZzSjLR
— Femi (@Femi_Sorry) July 5, 2022
In conclusion –
“Alexa: what is a circular firing squad?” https://t.co/lno7n5lZZp
— The Kentish Border (of Kent) (@BorderKent) July 5, 2022
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