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MEP and former UKIP member Steven Woolfe is hoping to finally get into Westminster by ousting Anna Soubry from her seat with 'muscular force'.
A few hours after Soubry, the MP for Broxtowe, announced that she had quit the Tory party to join the newly assembled Independent Group, Woolfe vowed that he would 'stand against' her as a Conservative.
I intend to stand against Ms Soubry as a Conservative. The independence of this country now demands the most muscular force to protect it.— Steven Woolfe (@Steven Woolfe) 1550672069
However, his use of the phrase 'muscular force' raised a few questions.
Is this going to be a normal election or some sort of punch up (which we couldn't condone)?
If it is a fight, let's not forget that Woolfe has a history of fighting politicians and losing.
Failing that maybe it's a weightlifting contest, which we're sure Soubry would win with flying colours.
Either way, Woolfe's statement was met with derision and ridicule, firstly by people mocking his 'muscular force' line.
@Steven_Woolfe https://t.co/69J5Nigh6w— 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬 (@𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐬) 1550679485
Then came the mentions of that altercation with UKIP defence spokesperson Mike Hookem in October 2016.
@Steven_Woolfe Ask Mike Hookem about muscular force.— Louis Barfe (@Louis Barfe) 1550692178
Woolfe's hopes of standing as a Tory, a party he hasn't been a member of since 2010, were also shot down.
@Steven_Woolfe Three basic requirements there old stock 1 you have to be a member of the Conservative Party. 2 The… https://t.co/P7m1Ss6XKK— Martín O Leathlobhair (@Martín O Leathlobhair) 1550696917
You're not in the Conservative party and haven't been selected. It's like me announcing that my world beating Chedd… https://t.co/z1sdaMUpX4— Otto English (@Otto English) 1550680485
To really put the cherry on top of this phenomenally bad tweet, the Conservatives own press office tweeted Woolfe to tell him his membership had been rejected.
@CCHQPress @solange_lebourg @Steven_Woolfe I don't often like CCHQ posts but I am here.......— Phil "back on the hamster wheel" Fandango (@Phil "back on the hamster wheel" Fandango) 1550700126
HT The Poke
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