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Liam O'Dell
Sep 11, 2021
In the latest Tory photo opp, Jacob Rees-Mogg, leader of the House of Commons, was spotted zooming down a zip wire in a tweed suit earlier this week, and we’re as confused as you are.
With the flags of Wales and United Kingdom in his hand, the Conservative zoomed down Velocity 2 – dubbed “the fastest zip line in the world” - at Zip World, in North Wales.
It isn’t the first time that a Tory politician has been spotted on a zip wire either, of course. Back in 2012, when he was the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson got stuck on one in the capital.
An image of Johnson dangling in Victoria Park soon went viral, and is often cited in montages of the Tory leader’s memorable or calamitous moments.
Now he’s our prime minister.
The Daily Mail reports that, when asked if his zip lining suggested plans for No 10, Rees-Mogg replied: “God no. I want the PM to carry on being PM because he’s great at it.
“There are very, very few PMs of the first rank, and when you have one of the first rank, you want to hold on to him or her.”
When the images were shared to Twitter by Tony Driver, political correspondent at The DailyTelegraph, people expressed their shock at the photos:
@Tony_Diver What fresh hell is this?— Mat (@Mat) 1631312926
@Tony_Diver Really thought this was a joke on first and second inspection— Calgie (@Calgie) 1631312135
Oh. My. God. https://t.co/5TCf64hQFI— Connor Dennis (@Connor Dennis) 1631349223
I now want this photoshopped, with no wire and a rocket pack. https://t.co/GTaqmaKE4N— Lee Rotherham (@Lee Rotherham) 1631347870
Omg https://t.co/YFgBa9pjcA— Latika M Bourke (@Latika M Bourke) 1631312360
Oh god. My eyes. My eyes!!! https://t.co/cU60RxM3tw— 🏴S Mason Diolch💙NHS #YesCymru (@🏴S Mason Diolch💙NHS #YesCymru) 1631318270
Others, joked about what the stunt will mean for Welsh independence:
What’s that burk doing here?…. Making a stronger case for independence?? https://t.co/BmaeweCB4q— Phil Hughes (@Phil Hughes) 1631350988
Then there were, of course, those who had flashbacks to that incident involving Johnson:
What’s it w conservative MPs and zip wires https://t.co/xpy11DMOPm https://t.co/SO66Ol0dde— Atalandi Dixon (@Atalandi Dixon) 1631312067
Next Prime Minister confirmed? Is this part of the succession plan? https://t.co/u79TP5e9UW— Andrew McVittie (@Andrew McVittie) 1631312599
I knew Boris Johnson. Sir, you’re no Boris Johnson. https://t.co/Yb4HsZig9g— ☂️ Kelvin 🎗 (@☂️ Kelvin 🎗) 1631312557
Who’s next for the zip line, we wonder?
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