17 favourite tweets about Jacob Rees-Mogg losing his seat to Labour in the funniest way possible
It was a sign of just how many Conservative big beasts – well, it’s all relative – lost their seats in the election that the defenestration of Jacob Rees-Mogg threatened to get lost in the mix.
But it would be a terrible shame if the former Leader of the House of Commons didn’t get the farewell he deserved.
Here’s his ‘Portillo’ moment, just in case you missed it.
Were you up for Rees Mogg?
From now on it’ll be called a Rees Mogg moment not a Portillo moment. pic.twitter.com/iGV9FELBcK
— Supertanskiii (@supertanskiii) July 5, 2024
And here are our 17 favourite goodbyes.
1.
I’m sorry but all these joke candidates are deeply unfunny and make a mockery of our electoral system… but anyway enough about Rees Mogg, how did baked bean head man get on pic.twitter.com/StnLVPNTaH
— Tom Noble (@_Noble) July 5, 2024
2.
Jacob Rees-Mogg loses his seat, AND the sun has come up so he can’t leave the hall until tonight.
— Oonagh (@Okeating) July 5, 2024
3.
Most satisfying bit of trivia of the night:
The 326th seat to be declared for Labour, confirming an absolute majority, was Jacob Rees-Mogg’s loss. #GE24
— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) July 5, 2024
4.
Goodbye Rees-Mogg you horror of a human being. pic.twitter.com/tPLRU9yha1
— Dave Haslam (@Mr_Dave_Haslam) July 5, 2024
5.
Rees-Mogg is fallen, Alleluia.
He is fallen indeed, Alleluia, Alleluia.— Dr Eric Farmer (@Himself132) July 5, 2024
6.
Has been / baked bean #GeneralElection2024 pic.twitter.com/cVT7srPhcN
— Pip (@pipmadeley) July 5, 2024
7.
Jacob Rees-Mogg. You either loathe him or you hate him.
— Nick Harvey (@mrnickharvey) July 4, 2024
8.
Jacob Rees Mogg can now return to his other job, as a night paralysis demon at an all boys boarding school.
— TechnicallyRon (On all the platforms) (@TechnicallyRon) July 5, 2024
