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 – for God forbid he should use one that was almost two months old – 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 👇 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.”
“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.
— James O Brien (@mrjamesob) October 25, 2022
Well, this is the new cabinet.
OFFICE
Hunting – Chlr
Raab – Ministry of Justice
Cleverly – 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 – Transp
Mardaunt – HoC
Dowden is a CDL
CHH – NI
Davies – Wales
Jack is Scottish
Save the chair— Pippa Crerar (@PippaCrerar) October 25, 2022
And Gove is leveling up
— 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.
— 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. 🙂
— 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
— 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.
— 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.
— 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
— Risha Sunak Parody (@Parody_PM) October 25, 2022
7.
Risha Sunak’s cabinet reshuffle is like shuffling the segments of a human centipede.
— Edwin Hayward 🦄 🗡 (@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
— Nazir Afzal (@nazirafzal) October 25, 2022
9.
Jacob Rees Mogg retired to the back benches pic.twitter.com/RPTRKTYhUT
— HappyToast ★ (@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.
— 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 portfolio…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.
— 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.
— David__Osland (@David__Osland) October 25, 2022
15.
You don’t start cleaning with a double bottom.
— Stephen McGann💙 (@StephenMcGann) October 25, 2022
16.
very surprised Rishi Sunak didn’t appoint Liz Truss to the top job
— dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 (@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/Z94aI5oF8O— 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.
— 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
— dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 (@davemacladd) October 25, 2022
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