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Kate Plummer
Jul 15, 2022
Tory leadership: Suella Braverman eliminated from race as Sunak leads in second ...
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Suella Braverman was knocked out of the Tory leadership contest yesterday, and her reaction was pretty funny, to say the least.
Speaking to Sky News after failing to secure enough votes to make it to the top five, Braverman claimed it was all alright because she had support from her parliamentarians "in their hearts".
"Obviously it is disappointing to be knocked out of the contest to become the next prime minister," she said.
"But I must say I am absolutely blown away by the support that I got from lots of Members of Parliament, if not in their votes, then definitely in their hearts."
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Clips of the interview circulated on social media and people thought it was pretty entertaining.
Here's a taste of some of the reaction:
\u201c@BestForBritain This is why we can't have series five of The Thick of It\u201d— Best for Britain (@Best for Britain) 1657819958
\u201c@BestForBritain She's the female version of David Brent, isn't she?\u201d— Best for Britain (@Best for Britain) 1657819958
\u201cThe Attorney General. \n\nNo words\u201d— Anna Soubry (@Anna Soubry) 1657833305
\u201cI've been blown away by the support that I got from lots of TV drama commissioners, in their hearts if not in their actual commissions.\u201d— Introducing Devin Doyle as Hellfest Presley (@Introducing Devin Doyle as Hellfest Presley) 1657871558
\u201cAbsolutely blown away by all those judges that have found for me. If not in their judgments, then in their hearts x\u201d— Josh Hitchens (@Josh Hitchens) 1657881167
\u201cMad as a hatter.\u201d— DinoGreycat (@DinoGreycat) 1657864684
Braverman may have not made it through to the next round of the contest but the five MPs who did were Rishi Sunak, Tom Tugendhat, Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss.
They will face each other in a televised debate tonight at 7pm.
Because they got support from MPs in their votes, rather than their hearts...
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