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Greg Evans
Jun 20, 2019
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Rory Stewart's unlikely run in the Tory leadership race came to an end yesterday but it wasn't without its moments as he proved to be a true character and one of the vaguely likeable MPs in Westminster.
Amongst his many unusual moments included attempting to talk to people on the street and taking his tie off in the middle of the BBC's leadership debate.
However, arguably the strangest thing that was said about Stewart during this whole saga was the accusation that he was once an MI6 spy, which he firmly denied.
Yet a story from a Tory councillor named Charlotte Leach, who used to work in an office next door to Stewart would suggest otherwise...
Her Twitter thread begins by mourning Stewart's loss in the leadership contest before it turns into something from a Mission: Impossible movie after he revealed that he had locked himself out of his office in the Norman Shaw North building in Westminster.
It’s a real shame @RoryStewartUK is out of the leadership contest. It was really refreshing to see someone so passi… https://t.co/nIgIsBldOu— Councillor Charlotte Leach (@Councillor Charlotte Leach) 1560969729
He’s not an MP I know particularly well but I do have a great story from when I worked in Parliament for… https://t.co/XT1aLoqy0z— Councillor Charlotte Leach (@Councillor Charlotte Leach) 1560969730
One evening I was working late in the office on my own. There was a knock on the door & it was @RoryStewartUK who t… https://t.co/X4drGYEoGl— Councillor Charlotte Leach (@Councillor Charlotte Leach) 1560969730
I said it was no problem but before I had a chance to say anything else he walked straight across the office and cl… https://t.co/wZEF69NFcg— Councillor Charlotte Leach (@Councillor Charlotte Leach) 1560969730
At this point I panicked thinking that surely he must have fallen and what if people thought I had pushed him 😂— Councillor Charlotte Leach (@Councillor Charlotte Leach) 1560969731
Then, before I know it he comes walking back into my office through the main door, picks up his stuff and leaves. H… https://t.co/GqDnaxdDNa— Councillor Charlotte Leach (@Councillor Charlotte Leach) 1560969731
I have honestly never been more shocked in my life. Looking out of the window there was essentially nothing to hold… https://t.co/elKsRMLGGu— Councillor Charlotte Leach (@Councillor Charlotte Leach) 1560969732
Climbing out of a fifth-floor window and scaling the side of a building? That's definitely something that a spy would be taught how to do.
Confirmation that Rory Stewart is indeed the Milk Tray Man. https://t.co/cHsNhMJ4sn— Declan Gaffney (@Declan Gaffney) 1560977917
👇Read this thread! Not only did Rory walk across Afghanistan, become a diplomat in Iraq & deliver his first child,… https://t.co/dZ9C92IbMv— ChristinaD (@ChristinaD) 1560989031
@CharLeach24x @RoryStewartUK Can we demand a rerun - with this as the challenge instead of the TV shouting match?— Huw Sayer #Writer (@Huw Sayer #Writer) 1560977800
@CharLeach24x @RoryStewartUK 😂😂😂 He is a v strange man, indeed. & I like him all the more for it.— Dave Gething (@Dave Gething) 1560979913
ok I think we're allowed one last good Rory anecdote before we pack it in https://t.co/AP9K4KlOO9— Marie Le Conte (@Marie Le Conte) 1560978419
Better yet, he could be Spider-Man!
@CharLeach24x @RoryStewartUK https://t.co/9eZrMhfymz— Cllr Brant (@Cllr Brant) 1560978610
@CharLeach24x @RoryStewartUK Spiderman too. What a shame he's out.— Jools (@Jools) 1560971632
@CharLeach24x @RoryStewartUK Oh my god...he's not a spy he's Spiderman!— Lorraine Simpson (@Lorraine Simpson) 1561008327
👇Read this thread! Not only did Rory walk across Afghanistan, become a diplomat in Iraq & deliver his first child,… https://t.co/dZ9C92IbMv— ChristinaD (@ChristinaD) 1560989031
Indy100 has contacted Rory Stewart for comment.
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