"Sad but inevitable": Reaction to Theresa May's resignation announcement
Live updates: https://t.co/cH21a6LAJ0 pic.twitter.com/h7xYH6Qq9q
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) May 24, 2019
A whole political career not showing emotion ends in tears. My word.
— Francis Elliott (@elliotttimes) May 24, 2019
The version she chose led us to this moment. The language she used (“Brexit means Brexit/No deal is better than a bad deal”) has been been the midwife to the populism we see now. She, more than anyone, legitimised no deal and made her own task much harder.
— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) May 24, 2019
"Compromise is not a dirty word"
If only she had that advice before "Brexit means Brexit" and declaring her fixed red lines from July to October 2016.
Before her Lancaster House speech in January 2017.
Before she called a general election to "crush the saboteurs".
If only.
— David Allen Green (@davidallengreen) May 24, 2019
“Compromise” came too late and in any event it applied to everyone else but her. Very sad. https://t.co/yOdcPIQvBq
— Anna Soubry MP (@Anna_Soubry) May 24, 2019
Within hours, I expect to see a televised parade of Tory politicians, who’ve been calling for Theresa May’s resignation, lauding her resilience and sense of national duty.
— William Crawley (@williamcrawley) May 24, 2019
A shredding company truck has just arrived in Downing Street.
📷 @jeremyselwyn1 pic.twitter.com/sxbVnwShe9
— Elliot Wagland (@elliotwagland) May 24, 2019
As I wrote in January 2017: "It looks quite likely that the Brexit talks will founder… When things start to go south the defensive and needlessly belligerent tone shown in her tenure to date will serve her ill." https://t.co/SI6ObzyUyj
— Jeremy Cliffe (@JeremyCliffe) May 24, 2019
It’s like the Avengers of cunts. https://t.co/Z2geW6XrFo
— Dli O'Doir (@dli_odoir) May 24, 2019
I don't know the name of the new PM yet but can tell you he's a 'Dress Down Friday' guy. More as we get it. pic.twitter.com/MCaOlmmjpc
— Joey D'Urso (@josephmdurso) May 24, 2019
Seriously this will happen. I give it three monthshttps://t.co/ePNtuGzvB9
— Nick Cohen (@NickCohen4) May 24, 2019
Meanwhile…
From the people who brought you:
Can’t vote in referendum
Used as bargaining chips
Kept in limbo for 3 years
Forced to apply to stay not register
Subjected to abuse
Called “queue jumpers” by PMWe present:
Stopped from voting in election#DeniedMyVotehttps://t.co/BsIL4WEPWR— David Schneider (@davidschneider) May 23, 2019
#DeniedMyVote will be as nothing to what will happen with a No Deal Brexit to EU citizens in UK.
Casual systemic disregard for the rights and interests of EU citizens will not stop with voting forms.
— David Allen Green (@davidallengreen) May 24, 2019
Exit polling indicates a slump in support for eurosceptic parties in the Netherlands, and a surprise comeback victory for the social democrats, led by the deputy head of the EU Commission Frans Timmermans #EUelections2019 https://t.co/Np2aEKPEZF
— Naomi O'Leary (@NaomiOhReally) May 24, 2019
It looks like the turnout at the EU election yesterday was about the same as last time in 2014 (mid-30%). Pathetic.
— James Melville (@JamesMelville) May 24, 2019
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The President of the United States just sent out a doctored video of the Speaker of the House.
With the exception of a lone congressman, not one Republican has, or is going to, lift a finger to stop this madness. There are no patriots left in the leadership of the GOP. https://t.co/SKyZ0c5RGn
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) May 24, 2019
On May 23, 2019, Trump asks notorious liars to corroborate his claim that he was calm during his meeting with Pelosi and Schumer (Part 1). pic.twitter.com/6Ud5AqjM5n
— Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) May 24, 2019
AG William Barr given power to declassify documents on surveillance activities into Trump campaign https://t.co/BTni3mb2n2
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) May 24, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump touted a plan rolled out by his administration to provide the country's farmers with an aid package intended to combat the effects of a trade dispute with China. More here: https://t.co/t3Lm8fuKCw pic.twitter.com/nn9q25Cdpd
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 24, 2019
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Trump may sidestep Congress on Saudi arms deal, drawing fresh warnings from Republicans and Democrats https://t.co/tVUpy604b6
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 24, 2019
North Korea says stalled nuclear negotiations with the United States will never resume unless the Trump administration moves away from what the North describes as unilateral demands for disarmament. https://t.co/bnLkf6fKim
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 24, 2019
Trump boasts that he'll be Japan's "guest of honor" at "biggest event they've had in over 200 years" ahead of visit https://t.co/9t9z6L0fSd pic.twitter.com/qHQ2hmgADh
— The Hill (@thehill) May 23, 2019
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