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As people were recovering from the news that Theresa May tearfully announced her resignation on Friday, another hashtag was looming in the distance – #BorisJohnsonShouldNotBePM.
The hashtag, which is picking up momentum, is a reference to Boris Johnson confirming that he will throw his hat into the ring for leadership, with his chances looking pretty high. If successful, Johnson will be the second successive unelected prime minister.
And as more and more newspapers are publishing stories about what this means for the country, Twitter is going into a wild frenzy.
I tweeted a while back that Boris had cut down a tree that fell on his neighbours car and instead of Boris apologis… https://t.co/iB7qRqVzQD— Natalie Rowe (@Natalie Rowe) 1558786240
If a PM resigns in this country then it should be law that then triggers a general election. How can 150,000 conser… https://t.co/m4Rq1Vr2aL— Patrick O’Sullivan (@Patrick O’Sullivan) 1558777150
EU - ‘Here’s a Brexit extension but please don’t waste time’ Tories ‘Okay we are gonna go on holiday then spend tw… https://t.co/cw0BWheSSS— Selina j 🧚🏻🌙⚒ (@Selina j 🧚🏻🌙⚒) 1558778946
#BorisJohnsonShouldNotBePM and I’ll tell you why. He is sexist, he is racist, he is misogynistic, he is offensive… https://t.co/lgyuaWTAyJ— Rachael Swindon (@Rachael Swindon) 1558790507
Here's a quick thread of why #BorisJohnsonShouldNotBePM https://t.co/l1EwJxEGjN— Femi (@Femi) 1558784537
Boris Johnson has masterfully crafted this persona of the bumbling mayor turned mp, who is silly and jovial! When u… https://t.co/YQzRlfMDGH— ܣܘ̇ܠܝܼܢ₇ (@ܣܘ̇ܠܝܼܢ₇) 1558780135
We must have a general election - this overprivileged, bullying, false, mendacious, racist man should not be in par… https://t.co/KNtzbCJZXR— Helen the Zen 🏴 💙 (@Helen the Zen 🏴 💙) 1558782417
U.S. "Hey we've elected just about the most incompetent, detestable white gammon male we could find" U.K. "Hold my… https://t.co/refLJ8QyaE— Shenghai (@Shenghai) 1558779431
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