Let's keep a tally of which prominent Tories have lashed themselves to the Dominic Cummings mast in their attempt to defend the indefensible...
1. Rishi Sunak (tweet)
2. Michael Gove (tweet)
3. Dominic Raab (tweet)
4. Priti Patel (retweet of DR tweet)
1. Rishi Sunak (tweet)
2. Michael Gove (tweet)
3. Dominic Raab (tweet)
4. Priti Patel (retweet of DR tweet)
5. Matt Hancock (tweet)
6. Alok Sharma (tweet)
7. Gavin Williamson (retweet of MH tweet)
8. Brandon Lewis (multiple tweets)
6. Alok Sharma (tweet)
7. Gavin Williamson (retweet of MH tweet)
8. Brandon Lewis (multiple tweets)
9. Oliver Dowden (tweet)
10. Amanda Milling (retweet of Rishi Sunak tweet)
11. Steve Barclay (retweet of Rishi Sunak tweet)
12. Jacob Rees-Mogg (tweet)
10. Amanda Milling (retweet of Rishi Sunak tweet)
11. Steve Barclay (retweet of Rishi Sunak tweet)
12. Jacob Rees-Mogg (tweet)
13. Suella Braverman (tweet)
--- below here they don't attend Cabinet ---
14. Nadhim Zahawi (tweet)
15. Zac Goldsmith (tweet)
16. Conor Burns (tweet)
--- below here they don't attend Cabinet ---
14. Nadhim Zahawi (tweet)
15. Zac Goldsmith (tweet)
16. Conor Burns (tweet)
17. Claire Coutinho (tweet)
18. Danny Kruger (tweet)
19. Michael Tomlinson (tweet)
20. Anthony Browne (tweet)
18. Danny Kruger (tweet)
19. Michael Tomlinson (tweet)
20. Anthony Browne (tweet)
21. David TC Davies (tweet)
22. Kit Malthouse (tweet)
23. John Redwood (tweet)
24. Lucy Allen (multiple tweets)
22. Kit Malthouse (tweet)
23. John Redwood (tweet)
24. Lucy Allen (multiple tweets)
25. Angela Richardson (multiple retweets)
26. Simon Clarke (tweet)
27. Jane Hunt (retweeted Dominic Raab's tweet)
28 Michael Fabricant (multiple tweets)
26. Simon Clarke (tweet)
27. Jane Hunt (retweeted Dominic Raab's tweet)
28 Michael Fabricant (multiple tweets)
29. Robert Halfon (multiple tweets)
30. Julian Knight (retweeted Michael Gove)
31. Tim Loughton (tweet and retweet)
32. James Heappey (tweet)
30. Julian Knight (retweeted Michael Gove)
31. Tim Loughton (tweet and retweet)
32. James Heappey (tweet)
33. Marcus Jones (tweet)
34. Craig Williams (tweet)
35. Shailesh Vara (tweet)
36. Andrew Griffith (tweet)
34. Craig Williams (tweet)
35. Shailesh Vara (tweet)
36. Andrew Griffith (tweet)
37. Alex Burghart (tweet)
38. Robert Courts (tweet)
39. Karl McCartney (thread of tweets)
40. Kevin Hollinrake (tweet)
38. Robert Courts (tweet)
39. Karl McCartney (thread of tweets)
40. Kevin Hollinrake (tweet)
41. Anthony Browne (tweet)
42. Rob Roberts (tweet)
43. Saqib Bhatti (tweet)
44. Nick Gibb (retweet of Michael Gove tweet)
42. Rob Roberts (tweet)
43. Saqib Bhatti (tweet)
44. Nick Gibb (retweet of Michael Gove tweet)
45. Daniel Kawczynski (tweet)
46. Anne-Marie Trevelyan (tweet)
47. Joy Morrissey (multiple retweets)
48. Eddie Hughes (multiple retweets)
46. Anne-Marie Trevelyan (tweet)
47. Joy Morrissey (multiple retweets)
48. Eddie Hughes (multiple retweets)
49. Fay Jones (multiple retweets)
50. Scott Benton (retweeted Oliver Dowden)
51. Neil O'Brien (retweeted Simon Clarke)
52. Marco Longhi (retweeted Rishi Sunak)
(Apologies for anyone left out.)
Has the stink of conspiracy about it, don't you think? Or "orchestrated protest".
50. Scott Benton (retweeted Oliver Dowden)
51. Neil O'Brien (retweeted Simon Clarke)
52. Marco Longhi (retweeted Rishi Sunak)
(Apologies for anyone left out.)
Has the stink of conspiracy about it, don't you think? Or "orchestrated protest".
53. George Freeman (tweeting after coming late to the circle-the-wagons party; not unequivocal support for Dominic Cummings, but support nevertheless)
