Mr Johnson speaking at a coronavirus media briefing in Downing Street
(Picture: PA Wire)Boris Johnson’s resignation has triggered a flurry of hilarious memes on social media.
The Prime Minister announced on Thursday he was stepping down from his role following the backlash from the Chris Pincher fiasco and a new Tory leader is set to be in place by the party conference in October.
In the space of two days, 59 MPs - including Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak - resigned from positions in the Government claiming Mr Johnson should no longer stay on.
Mr Johnson said he had tried to persuade his Cabinet it would be “eccentric” to change Prime Minister now but “I regret not to have been successful in those arguments”.
With the Prime Minister resigning under three years on from winning an 80-seat majority, the internet responded in the only way it knows how to.
Here are some of the best internet memes:
“I am willing to serve as caretaker Prime Minister because that’s frankly less ridiculous than the idea of Boris Johnson hanging around a minute longer” #YesWeCat #LarryForPM pic.twitter.com/TsEpTqP1rm
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) July 7, 2022
#BorisJohnson right now 😀😳🤡#funny #humour #meme
— Apurv Nagpal (@apurvnagpal) July 6, 2022
Image received via Whatsapp pic.twitter.com/L5eFAyvqT2
Nadine dorries today #BorisJohnson #BREAKINGNEWS pic.twitter.com/nKDIviSrW5
— John Craven 🇺🇦🇺🇦 (@CrazyCraven01) July 7, 2022
“I can no longer, in good conscience, live with this Prime Minister. Either he goes, or I do” pic.twitter.com/6kYdvZshho
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) July 5, 2022
Dear England, next time you feel like an Eton mess, stick to one of these.#BoJo #BorisJohnson pic.twitter.com/XnE6ZD9bIG
— Martin Pike (@armagny) July 7, 2022
Events of today have pushed Boris Johnson over the edge. BBC has just reported Johnson will stand down as the leader of the Tory party and he is gong to resign later today as the Prime Minister. Stay on as a caretaker PM till new leader is elected. #BREAKINGNEWS #BorisJohnson pic.twitter.com/HgdIIoak2v
— Alan Whitlock (@redmason) July 7, 2022
Reading all these terrible jokes about Sam Allardyce for PM pic.twitter.com/y27MRpvkBf
— Dan McCarthy 🎙⚽️ (@DMcCarthyComms) July 7, 2022
