No need for satirists – now the Tories are sending THEMSELVES up!
Sajid Javid: He’s the enemy of hope but the friend of humorists. This image was made in mockery of his wide-legged stance in publicity shots when he was first appointed as Home Secretary.
Day two of the Tory conference was a moment for people who make fun of politicians for a living – and we all enjoyed the results, didn’t we?
By day three, we didn’t even need their services – the Tories were providing all the humour themselves.
For example, here’s Sajid Javid, barely succeeding in preventing himself from saying his party is the enemy of hope:
“We will fight hope with hate…”
*checks notes*
“No we are against hate, hate is bad” pic.twitter.com/d7d224mkBF
— Aaron Bastani (@AaronBastani) October 2, 2018
How about Sir Edward Leigh MP, calling for incestuous civil partnerships to be legalised?
Just a Tory MP asking for incestuous Civil Partnerships to be made legal. https://t.co/Lx8ha6Jghq
— Evolve Politics (@evolvepolitics) October 2, 2018
Meanwhile, attendance at the conference has been exactly as expected:
I can confirm the atmosphere in the main hall at Tory conference remains electric pic.twitter.com/rFUq8sMWgC
— Alan White (@aljwhite) October 2, 2018
Well, what did they expect? The Tories were charging upwards of £500 per ticket!
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If they weren’t so nasty, vindictive, dishonest and destructive, they would be a huge joke.