The Twittersphere lit up on Sunday night after the Daily Mail published its Monday frontpage, complete with a bizarre allegation by Lord Ashcroft that David Cameron “put a private part of his anatomy” into a dead pig’s mouth.
Monday's Daily Mail front page: Revenge! #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/jU3P3WiGF4
— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) September 20, 2015
The allegation has been denied by Cameron’s aides, but Number 10 has chosen ‘not to dignify’ the allegations with an official statement.
No matter the veracity of the claims, the story was perfect for Twitter’s comedians…
"Shh now. Shh" pic.twitter.com/n3ShvwwCNC
— SimonNRicketts (@SimonNRicketts) September 20, 2015
Notice how in this picture David Cameron isn't wearing his wedding ring. Suspicious… pic.twitter.com/ZfHcYfrOem
— Ryan Shields (@BarackObadyin) September 20, 2015
— Jamie Ross (@JamieRoss7) September 20, 2015
"David, paint me like one of your French girls" pic.twitter.com/nehe8Buslh
— BigForeheadMafia (@IGoBySJ) September 20, 2015
I wonder who squealed.
— Zan Phee (@zanPHEE) September 20, 2015
Well pork barrel politics just got a whole new meaning
— Naadir Jeewa (@randomvariable) September 20, 2015
When you're 15 minutes into Peppa Pig and chill and then David Cameron gives you this look pic.twitter.com/xeX9INEHhX
— David Skuzbee (@davidskuzbee) September 20, 2015
I’m imagining a press aide waking up DC “we’ve got a problem” “Did I leave my child in the pub?” “Only if child = cock and pub = dead pig”
— Brett Kellett (@BrettKellett) September 20, 2015
I'll never be able to watch Babe the same way again.
— Stephen Daisley (@JournoStephen) September 20, 2015
This has just clarified my view that David Cameron is just an older version of Jack from Lord Of The Flies
— Abby Tomlinson (@twcuddleston) September 20, 2015
.@David_Cameron pic.twitter.com/cvddjlvC3f
— Sarah_Woolley (@Sarah_Woolley) September 20, 2015
You're not even allowed put your member into the mouth of a dead pig now? It's political correctness gone mad.
— Colm Tobin (@colmtobin) September 20, 2015
@heawood @hugorifkind "Mr Speaker, Janice from Droitwich wants to know if the Prime Minister put his cock…[uproar]put his cock in a pig's..
— Ian Martin (@IanMartin) September 20, 2015
"So I ask the Prime Minister, are the allegations true?" "No." "So the media is… telling porkies?" *Corbyn high-fives entire front bench*
— The_No_Show (@The_No_Show) September 20, 2015
"Dave did WHAT with this pig?" pic.twitter.com/6cF26GYQaT
— evil monster (@blueliberal1) September 20, 2015
A number of politicians also gave their input
I've never been more pleased to be a vegetarian.
— Tim Farron (@timfarron) September 20, 2015
Night all! ? https://t.co/dyTKV2Ml1o
— John Prescott (@johnprescott) September 20, 2015
And some noted their prescience on the subject
Shit. Turns out Black Mirror is a documentary series.
— Charlie Brooker (@charltonbrooker) September 20, 2015
Just been nosing through old Black Mirror files now, of course. pic.twitter.com/6Xhuhby0Gj
— Charlie Brooker (@charltonbrooker) September 20, 2015
Promo poster for Black Mirror: The National Anthem (2011) pic.twitter.com/BUjplHrSkd
— Charlie Brooker (@charltonbrooker) September 20, 2015
Just to clear it up: nope, I’d never heard anything about Cameron and a pig when coming up with that story. So this weirds me out.
— Charlie Brooker (@charltonbrooker) September 20, 2015
Told you ¯_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/Cdpwchrlm8
— Los Campesinos! (@LosCampesinos) September 21, 2015
