Michael Gove's EU Tweet Prompts Hilarious Insults From Twitter Users

"You boil-in-the-bag rent-a-clown."

As the Tory leadership contest races on, all the candidates are fighting to make their voices heard and clearly outline what they stand for as their party looks to fill the seat left vacant by David Cameron.

Michael Gove is one of the Conservative MPs vying for the position, but he’s had a few slip-ups along the way.

Most recently, the ‘Vote Leave’ figurehead posted a tweet to clarify his intentions regarding the UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU.

We need to renegotiate a new relationship with the EU, based on free trade and friendly cooperation. #Gove2016

— Michael Gove MP (@Gove2016) July 5, 2016

With the anti-EU campaigners being marred by claims they never had plans in place for what we would actually do if we decided to leave, a lot of people saw this as back-tracking.

Obviously, people were quick to point out that "free trade and friendly cooperation" are provided by the EU...

@Gove2016 I agree Michael. Let's do it....I hear there's an organisation who can help sort this out, two letters...ah what is it now...?

— James Wren (@jameswren1975) July 5, 2016

@Gove2016 So, some sort of union with Europe? Wonder where we could find one of those?

— Dookie Howser, M.D. (@Dookie3000) July 5, 2016

If only there was some kind of Union across Europe, based on free trade and friendly cooperation eh @Gove2016

— Adam Mark Davis (@AdamMarkDavis) July 5, 2016

@Gove2016 maybe you could model it on that EU thing.

— Zack Cahill (@zackcahill) July 5, 2016

@Gove2016 Oh I get it! We should join the EU! You realise members get all those things in one convenient package, right?

— Vince Boosey (@Darth_Marenghi) July 5, 2016

@Gove2016 This statement should win a prize for Biggest Back-Track ever.

— Mary-Mary (@Maryaclare) July 5, 2016

Not a parody account.

I repeat: Not a parody account.
https://t.co/vTy7hUnaau

— Jason (@NickMotown) July 5, 2016

Some people weren't so kind, and started firing off some very colourful and inspired insults

@Gove2016 we had one, and you helped destroy it; you are one confused bag of mince.

— Dave Haslam (@Mr_Dave_Haslam) July 5, 2016

You can't REnegotiate something NEW you boil-in-the-bag rent-a-clown.@Gove2016

— sôscochmwydion (@PULPKetchup) July 5, 2016

THAT IS WHAT WE ALREADY HAD YOU ARSE-CHEEKED BOLLOCK-WAGON https://t.co/Qdvmx09q8y

— Murray James (@murrayjame5) July 5, 2016

@Gove2016 Then what is the point of leaving, you incompetent ventriloquist-dummy-faced spunktrumpet?

— MJ (@MJ_Boh_) July 5, 2016

@Gove2016 That's what we HAD, you reprehensible spam faced tool bag!

— Against ★ Xenophobia (@InvaderXan) July 5, 2016

@Gove2016 I'm sure they'll love that after all the lovely things your gang said about them you back stabbing cockwomble

— Cris Anscombe (@Brummiecris) July 5, 2016

@Gove2016 You're an absolute wankcrumpet pic.twitter.com/RFHA0RxQbq

— M. (@MATTYB00SH) July 5, 2016

Are you FUCKING KIDDING ME? We had one of those you haunted pork mannequin. https://t.co/8Fhh5OUxpv

— AlexWattsEsq (@AlexWattsEsq) July 5, 2016

@Gove2016 We already had that, you plonker.

— Iain Macintosh (@iainmacintosh) July 5, 2016

@Gove2016 mate you're a pie

— Daniel Scales (@DanielCake) July 5, 2016

@Gove2016 You gigantic plumb; we had that. You fucked it up. You. Personally. With your mates. For what? Cant you do something else in life?

— Matt Wilcox (@MattWilcox) July 5, 2016

Gove currently faces competition from Home Secretary Theresa May, Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom, Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb, and former Defence Secretary Liam Fox for the right to lead his party and, by default, the country.

A result is expected on 9 September.

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