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Struggling to keep up on the recent round of resignations and reshuffles at No 10?
Twenty-four hours of political turmoil, triggered by deepening anger over the prime minister's Brexit plans, have left all of us confused.
Thankfully, we're here to help you out - in meme form. It's basically the modern news bulletin, but with better jokes.
David Davis kicked off Theresa May's nightmare by dramatically resigning as Brexit Secretary, all before Boris Johnson one-upped him by quitting as foreign secretary just a few hours later.
Drafted in as replacements are prominent Leave campaigner Dominic Raab, stepping into Davis' shoes, and Jeremy Hunt replacing Johnson.
Filling in for Hunt's vacated health secretary role is former culture secretary Matt Hancock, and replacing Hancock as culture secretary is Jeremy Wright.
Phew.
Oh, wait: a junior minister at the Brexit department, Steven Baker, also resigned, and is to be replaced by Chris Heaton-Harris. But no one seemed to really care.
DO YOU WANT TO BE WHATEVER STEVE BAKER WAS BECAUSE HE'S GONE TOO https://t.co/lbqkbPUbaH— Chris Boyd 🇬🇧🇵🇭 (@Chris Boyd 🇬🇧🇵🇭) 1531094172
People feel like the government is falling apart.
Boris Johnson is the latest to hand in a transfer request as his team hurtle towards inevitable relegation.— Gary Lineker 💙 (@Gary Lineker 💙) 1531145916
BREAKING: The Conservative Party.— Stephen Bush (@Stephen Bush) 1531089244
Love Island goes from strength to strength as the government crumbles. Which house is the one full of idiots?— Iain Stirling | ON TOUR (@Iain Stirling | ON TOUR) 1531154009
You say ‘reshuffle’, I say ‘panicky game of Pass The Turd’.— Chris Addison💙 (@Chris Addison💙) 1531119824
No one has time for this.
It's nearly the summer hols. I don't want an election or a big cabinet reshuffle. I just want a bit of peace and qu… https://t.co/8XIBg2XYVR— Ed Dorrell (@Ed Dorrell) 1531145397
You know it's getting serious when the Harry Potter references begin.
It is said that at times of political upheaval, a Harry Potter comparison is as certain Voldemort turning up at Hogwarts to ruin Harry's summer term.
I always think that the announcement of a new Health Secretary is like finding out the new Defence Against The Dark… https://t.co/6LOI9SRgX6— Adam Kay (@Adam Kay) 1531166939
Some people wished the departing parliamentarians well though.
People were scrambling around for a new foreign secretary.
@J_Bloodworth But this is the next Boris! https://t.co/OxyXxMCvoY— Melissa Bradshaw (@Melissa Bradshaw) 1531160534
Jeremy Hunt received a mixed welcome. By mixed, we mean mainly bad.
One good thing about Jeremy Hunt taking over at the Foreign Office: at least we won't have a buffoon as Foreign Sec… https://t.co/XfejhBJrwq— David Schneider (@David Schneider) 1531174059
Oops. Someone emailed me an hour ago saying Jeremy Hunt was the new foreign secretary, and I thought they were joking.— Henry Mance (@Henry Mance) 1531166711
Matt Hancock, clearly a fitting replacement for Hunt, didn't fare much better.
Matt Hancock’s a breath of fresh air. Private school, PPE at Oxford, Economics at Cambridge, climate change denier and data thief.— Plashing Vole (@Plashing Vole) 1531169910
And nor did Hancock's replacement, Jeremy Wright.
People aren't impressed that the secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport (note the 'digital' part) seems to have an almost non-existent internet presence.
The silver lining for Wright is that he'll presumably be spared from reading these unimpressed tweets.
People who are surprised that Theresa May appointed a digital secretary without a twitter account are forgetting th… https://t.co/BbJRwgxUUa— PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE) 1531206791
Wait, is there a pattern emerging?
This impromptu cabinet reshuffle is an absolute sausage-fest.— Kirsty Strickland (@Kirsty Strickland) 1531167020
But at least people found something to be feel hopeful about.
As someone on our film crew’s just said:”You can always rely on Boris Johnson to be second over the parapet.’— Armando Iannucci (@Armando Iannucci) 1531146035
“Boris here. I’d like to book a photographer.” “Wedding?” “No” “Party?” “No” “Engagement? “No” “Fashion?” “Good lor… https://t.co/yTWq1HuuC4— James Felton (@James Felton) 1531212607
If only summoning photographers to witness him signing his resignation letter could be Boris Johnson's final public performance.— James Oh Brien (@James Oh Brien) 1531208897
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