Jeremy Hunt Is Still Health Secretary And Still Not Good At Jokes

'You are utterly alone.'

Wait hang on... he’s still health secretary.

There was a bit of confusion around Thursday lunchtime as reports Hunt had been fired filtered around Westminster only to be confirmed as untrue a little while later.

'HIYA!!!' I'm back!!!
'HIYA!!!' I'm back!!!
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One person who was very happy with the way this turned out was Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

In fact he was so chipper he made a little joke.

'Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated...' Thrilled to be back in the best job in Government.

— Jeremy Hunt (@Jeremy_Hunt) July 14, 2016

Unfortunately for Hunt he is not a legendary author with a penchant for cutting wit but one of the less popular members of a Tory government.

As such his tweet was with met with... well a lot of things but none of it was good.

Take this utterly brutal assessment.

.@Jeremy_Hunt You are utterly alone.

— Adam Sich (@adamsich) July 14, 2016

And this one.

@Jeremy_Hunt Every other human in the UK is gutted.

— Evelyn Clegg (@Evie_tweeting) July 14, 2016

Turns out it may not have been correct though.

@Evie_tweeting @Jeremy_Hunt I'm not.

— AngloWelshDragon (@WholeLottaSusie) July 14, 2016

@WholeLottaSusie @Jeremy_Hunt Ok - every other human but one is gutted.

— Evelyn Clegg (@Evie_tweeting) July 14, 2016

Before we go on we should just point out Hunt did have his supporters.

.@Jeremy_Hunt goes against other comments here, but I believe you care about the NHS, staff & patients & want the best in challenging times

— Sarah Holmes MBE (@CalmHolmes) July 14, 2016

And this woman whoever she is.

I hate the selfishness of the junior doctors strike and am glad Hunt kept post https://t.co/SaO1LpSMps

— Louise Mensch (@LouiseMensch) July 14, 2016

But mostly the reaction was along the lines of this.

Jeremy Hunt: pic.twitter.com/YZpgpYgq02

— Marie Le Conte (@youngvulgarian) July 14, 2016

I'm sorry to say the operation to remove Jeremy Hunt has not been successful. The condition of the NHS remains critical.

— Carl Maxim (@carlmaxim) July 14, 2016

Jeremy Hunt accused of bed blocking by staying at Health

— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) July 14, 2016

@Jeremy_Hunt Did you enforce your own contract?

— Lucy Vine (@Lecv) July 14, 2016

@Jeremy_Hunt I trust no-one changed your contract while you weren't looking. That's a dick move.

— very real concerns (@classvar) July 14, 2016

@classvar @Jeremy_Hunt yeah you'd have to be a real shithawk to do something like that eh

— WELCOME ZLATAN LOL (@w0rkbench) July 14, 2016

. @Jeremy_Hunt pic.twitter.com/YCye5XOmD4

— Nathan Trout (@NathanTrout) July 14, 2016

Hunt’s non-move comes amid a flurry of appointments and sackings as Theresa May announces her new cabinet.

@Jeremy_Hunt delete your account

— AJ Jefferies (@moonjam) July 14, 2016

Most sensationally of all, Boris Johnson came back from the wilderness like Leonardo DiCaprio’s character in ‘Revenant’, only with more chutzpa and less beard.

@Jeremy_Hunt @jack I asked you yesterday if we could have an unlike button. Case in point.

— Rob Manuel (@robmanuel) July 14, 2016

Not so lucky were Michael Gove, Nicky Morgan and John Whittingdale who were all sacked which people were really sad about.

Michael Gove has just left Parliament after being sacked. He was driven away in an Addison Lee car, after losing his ministerial Jaguar.

— Christopher Hope (@christopherhope) July 14, 2016

@christopherhope hahahahaha...look you lot stop it, it's hurting now.....hahahahaha

— Gary Hawkes (@gazzinator) July 14, 2016

Thanks for getting rid of Nicky Morgan! #TMthePM #education

— ann hawkswood (@anniehawk) July 14, 2016

Let's remember the important, lasting contributions John Whittingdale and Nicky Morgan made to their departments...(1/1)

— Michael Spicer (@MrMichaelSpicer) July 14, 2016

It’s been quite a busy 24 hours...

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