Cabinet minister Greg Hands told a critic to keep quiet and was gloriously owned into next year
Greg Hands, the London and trade policy minister who is standing for re-election in west London, is one of a number of Conservatives seeking to make political capital – anything! – out of Keir Starmer’s declaration that he quite likes to spend time with his family after 6pm on a Friday.
Keir Starmer has said he’d clock off work at 6pm if he became Prime Minister.
You deserve better than a part-time Prime Minister.
The only way to prevent this is to vote Conservative on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/yF0ZBAttRh
— Conservatives (@Conservatives) July 1, 2024
As the community note makes clear, he was just talking about Fridays – not every day, as the Tory tweet suggests.
Here’s what Hands had to say.
What if Putin attacks at 6:01pm? https://t.co/8UiPYosfln
— Greg Hands (@GregHands) July 1, 2024
And there were lots of people saying eminently sensible things like this.
Oh stop it! Pathetic.
I love that @Keir_Starmer values family life.
Clearly, if something important comes up, he’s have to cancel.
— Jennifer Bridge MBE (@JennBridge) July 1, 2024
And this.
Putin missed a trick here pic.twitter.com/myOJ8UBOtM
— Nima (@DrStrangetwit) July 2, 2024
And one reply in particular caught our eye, from the always followable @mrhenrymorris – formerly ‘The Secret Tory’ – because it was simply so good.
Exactly. Imagine if COBR was convened and Starmer was urgently trying to finish a book about Shakespeare instead.
— HENRY MORRIS (@mrhenrymorris) July 1, 2024
And it caught Hands’ eye as well, it turned out.
And he was promptly owned into the next parliament.
1.
Alright Tony Soprano, what are you going to do, show me that note?
— HENRY MORRIS (@mrhenrymorris) July 1, 2024
2.
A long period of silence from you after Thursday is what we are all expecting.
— Mike Holden (@MikeHolden42) July 1, 2024
3.
In the ludicrous Tory election tweets contest – this has to be a top five contender https://t.co/XntEXa4mrS
— Tom Jamieson (@jamiesont) July 2, 2024
4.
Are you threatening the electorate?
— Philip Proudfoot (@PhilipProudfoot) July 1, 2024
5.
interesting approach to criticism, this https://t.co/x4x9HkjEKB
— jonn elledge (@JonnElledge) July 1, 2024
6.
pic.twitter.com/3SCWdXu6AA
— Colin the Dachshund (@DachshundColin) July 1, 2024
