Oona Keating. Updated on October 26, 2022
Rishi Sunak has officially become the new Prime Minister of Great Britain.
He visited the king, chose a new pulpit β for God forbid he should use one that was almost two months old β and he made a speech in Downing Street.
I will unite our country not with words, but with actions.
I will work day after day to deliver for you.
Watch my speech from Downing Street π pic.twitter.com/diOBuwBqXc
– Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) October 25, 2022
“There are always limits, more than ever, but I promise you this –
I will bring that same compassion to the challenges we face today.β
“This government will have integrity, professionalism and accountability at all levels.”
Good words. Could it be that they gave a signal of hope?
It’s a very good speech, marred only by the obviously necessary nods to both of its terrible predecessors.
β James O Brien (@mrjamesob) October 25, 2022
Well, this is the new cabinet.
OFFICE
Hunting – Chlr
Raab β Ministry of Justice
Cleverly β Foreign
B’man – Home
Barclay – health
Keegan is an Educator
Wallace – Department of Defense
Shapps – BEIS
Step – DWP
Donelan – Culture
Badenach – trade
Coffee – Envt
Harper β Transp
Mardaunt β HoC
Dowden is a CDL
CHH β NI
Davies – Wales
Jack is Scottish
Save the chairβ Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) October 25, 2022
And Gove is leveling up
β Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) October 25, 2022
So that would be a no.
Here’s how Twitter reacted.
1.
Suella Braverman, reappointed Secretary of the Interior, officially makes this cabinet an absolute joke.
β Dr. Jennifer Cassidy (@OxfordDiplomat) October 25, 2022
2.
1/ Congratulations @grantshapps on his appointment as 5th BEIS Secretary THIS Parliament. Fair play to him, one of his aliases was Michael Green, which might be a good sign. π
β Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) October 25, 2022
3.
Let Suella Braverman be a warning to all: break the ministerial code and you’ll face the full force of a week off
β James Felton (@JimMFelton) October 25, 2022
4.
Each successive cabinet this year is like a version of “from the frying pan into the fire”, only with a series of hotter fires and without the frying pan.
β David KC (@DavidMuttering) October 25, 2022
5.
The selection of experienced and relatively decent Tories in 2019, and the appalling caliber of reception that year, greatly limited Sunak’s cabinet selection options. And Rees-Mogg & Dorries were the worst of the worst. But even so, what an absolute minefield of mediocrity.
β James O Brien (@mrjamesob) October 25, 2022
6.
The highlight of my day so far has been kicking useless ass Jacob Rhys Mogg out of the Cabinet. #permutations
β Risha Sunak Parody (@Parody_PM) October 25, 2022
7.
Risha Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle is like shuffling the segments of a human centipede.
β Edwin Hayward π¦ π‘ (@edwinhayward) October 25, 2022
8.
Looking at this Sunak cabinet reminds me of when I used to work at the Cornershop and when I ran out of a certain item I would put an empty jar in there to fill up the shelf space
β Nazir Afzal (@nazirafzal) October 25, 2022
9.
Jacob Rees Mogg retired to the back benches pic.twitter.com/RPTRKTYhUT
β HappyToast β (@IamHappyToast) October 25, 2022
10.
A far-right politician appoints a far-right cabinet
– Nish Kumar (@MrNishKumar) October 25, 2022
11.
Braverman is back. Useful in the sense that I don’t have to spend time wondering if Sunak will be an upgrade.
β Paul Sinha (@paulsinha) October 25, 2022
12.
Sunak opens his brand new office for a new competent start pic.twitter.com/N2WnCLApGi
– These are pipes, mother! (@scriblit) October 25, 2022
13.
Nadhim Zahavi was appointed minister without portfolioβ¦he joined the ranks of minister without decency, minister without morals, minister without integrity, minister without common sense, minister without sincerity, minister without integrity, minister without a clue, etc., etc.
β Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) October 25, 2022
14.
No one can accuse the Tory cabinet of lacking diversity. Billionaires, multi-millionaires and even a few simple millionaires.
β David__Osland (@David__Osland) October 25, 2022
15.
You don’t start cleaning with a double bottom.
β Stephen McGannπ (@StephenMcGann) October 25, 2022
16.
very surprised Rishi Sunak didn’t appoint Liz Truss to the top job
β dave βοΈ π₯ 𧻠(@davemacladd) October 25, 2022
17.
BREAKING NEWS – Larry the cat taped himself to the road in protest against the new cabinet!
Larry, 4, also peed in the famous No. 10 door before lying on the road! pic.twitter.com/Z94aI5oF8Oβ Stuart Anthony (@STU_ACTOR) October 25, 2022
18.
Grant Shapps, who used a fake name to pose as an “Internet millionaire” running a get-rich-quick scheme and then lied about it for three years, is now in charge of UK business policy.
β Adam Bienkov (@AdamBienkov) October 25, 2022
19.
Jacob Rees-Mogg resigns from Rishi Sunak’s government to spend more time sleeping on the backbenches pic.twitter.com/23XHfzynHm
β dave βοΈ π₯ 𧻠(@davemacladd) October 25, 2022
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