A humorous challenge on Twitter has led to embarrassment for the Johnson government as users lined up to mock ministers’ efforts to contain Covid-19, control migrants and continue with Brexit.

It was laid down as follows:

And then the fun began – often using titles reminiscent of the actual Carry On films:

https://twitter.com/IndignantPeanut/status/1317910688233410563

https://twitter.com/lukedavy4444/status/1317906465420677122

Some entries just took potshots at the Tories, their cronies, and other politicians:

https://twitter.com/youaintseenme1/status/1317929382451810304

https://twitter.com/BloodyMargot/status/1317905697795866624

And, in fairness, some focused on our own behaviour in the face of the crises into which the Tories have pitched us:

https://twitter.com/hill_blues/status/1317906909303836673

Does anybody else suddenly want to watch a real Carry On film now? Those were simpler times – if only in terms of what passed as entertainment…

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