Kwasi Kwarteng only lasted 38 days, but these memes will live on forever
‘I’ve had some cheese in my fridge that’s lasted longer than him as chancellor’
So, Kwasi Kwarteng has resigned after just 38 days as chancellor. He is officially the second shortest serving politician in the role in history. We’ve had four chancellors in four months, as well as a new Prime Minister and King in that time. Is Mercury in retrograde again??
If anything happens in British politics, it’s safe to say people will be straight on Twitter writing memes and reactions to it – and today after Kwasi Kwarteng resigned, it is no exception. People are saying Kwarteng was in office for less time than David Blaine was in that glass box, and saying they’ve had blocks of cheese and even entire menstrual cycles longer than he was serving as chancellor.
Here’s what everyone is saying about Kwasi Kwarteng having resigned, in memes tweets and reactions:
1. Crying
Kwasi was Chancellor for five days less than David Blaine was in that box
— Ed Cumming (@edcumming) October 14, 2022
2. And there it is again
In summary:
How long?
30 days – Iain Macleod, Chancellor, died from heart attack, 1970
40 days – Kwasi Kwarteng, Chancellor
44 days – David Blaine in Perspex box
67 days – ‘Big’ Sam Allardyce
90 days – B&Q returns policy
— Oly Duff (@olyduff) October 14, 2022
3. Bells all round
The dream team pic.twitter.com/xRZjQ2gGId
— Calgie (@christiancalgie) October 14, 2022
4. Meltdown at the Daily Telegraph rn
https://twitter.com/harrytlambert/status/1580878069950472193
5. Go on Claude!
https://twitter.com/StephenCVGraham/status/1580884361599062018
6. Nightmare blunt rotation
Jeremy Hunt has arrived to claim his position as Chancellor https://t.co/9ohBEIxHX9
— Gwdihŵ 🦉 (@youwouldknow) October 14, 2022
7. Awkies
"Who was the shortest serving post-war chancellor, not to die in office"
BZZZZTTT
"Kwarteng, Cambridge"
"Correct" pic.twitter.com/b8C0cpvizu— Colin the Dachshund (@DachshundColin) October 14, 2022
8. Okay so clearly everyone thought of the same David Blaine joke
If Kwasi Kwarteng is sacked today, it would mean David Blaine spent more days hoisted above the Thames in a glass box, than he managed as Chancellor.
— Ava-Santina (@AvaSantina) October 14, 2022
9. Oh dear
https://twitter.com/david_chippa/status/1580887406710259712?s=46&t=0MPl5Bh1iGXLGrhf7TU3pQ
10. Same
https://twitter.com/Sathnam/status/1580872318091677700
11. I would pay good money to see this in real life
https://twitter.com/seanbgoneill/status/1580911117274349569
12. Soz hun x
Kwasi Kwarteng getting off a plane only to be thrown under a bus
— Calum Macdonald (@CalumAM) October 14, 2022
13. Please not any more
https://t.co/QNURmf4hYO pic.twitter.com/yTlJGNs8ZV
— Agenda (@agendathetab) October 14, 2022
14. This is genuinely real
https://twitter.com/JaimieAlexKay/status/1580843170333483008?s=20&t=S-2zO0MLHqkih7onK6YjbA
15. I’ve had ENOUGH
BREAKING: Kwasi Kwarteng is being fired. The UK will have had four chancellors in four months.
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) October 14, 2022
16. Correct
https://twitter.com/gem_abbott/status/1580881976885534720?s=20&t=S-2zO0MLHqkih7onK6YjbA
17. What a throwback
— Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) October 14, 2022
18. It really does x
Kwasi Kwarteng sacked after 38 days as Chancellor.
Life comes at you fast. pic.twitter.com/vhzJVJykOH
— PoliticsJOE (@PoliticsJOE_UK) October 14, 2022
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