Kwasi Kwarteng resigned chancellor memes tweets reactions

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’

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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

Souvenir edition pic.twitter.com/EArnXNS0nk

— Harry Lambert 🌻 (@harrytlambert) October 14, 2022

5. Go on Claude!

'So Kwasi, there's a gap in your CV here of thirty-eight days; care to explain it?' pic.twitter.com/qXxm2Df9EL

— Stephen Graham 🇺🇦 (@StephenCVGraham) October 14, 2022

6. Nightmare blunt rotation

Jeremy Hunt has arrived to claim his position as Chancellor pic.twitter.com/9ohBEIxHX9

— Gwdihŵŵŵ 👻🎃🦉 (@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

— Jon de Plume (@MrJonDePlume) 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

(the first one died) pic.twitter.com/ODIShgGsbE

— David Chipakupaku 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇿🇲 (@David_Chippa) October 14, 2022

10. Same

I literally have some cheese in my fridge that has lasted longer than Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng

— Sathnam Sanghera (@Sathnam) October 14, 2022

11. I would pay good money to see this in real life

Liz and Kwasi bumping into each other at Greenwich Waitrose pic.twitter.com/O6aYeWrbYI

— Sean Bernard (@seanbgoneill) October 14, 2022

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

Unbelievable, the Daily Star have a live feed, seeing whether Truss will outlive a lettuce. pic.twitter.com/AfcOIEcJy9

— Jaimie (@JaimieAlexKay) October 14, 2022

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

I’ve had menstrual cycles that have lasted longer than Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor

— Gemma Abbott (@gem_abbott) October 14, 2022

17. What a throwback

🤡 https://t.co/WwNqmPsiud

— 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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