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People think that the man who brought out the podium would make a better PM

Published 11:06 24 May 2019 BST

Updated 11:06 24 May 2019 BST

Wil Jones
People think that the man who brought out the podium would make a better PM

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On Friday morning, Theresa May announced she was *finally* resigning as Prime Minister and head of the Conservative Party, intending to step down on June 7th. As the news got out that May was meeting with 1922 Committee chairman Sir Graham Brady, thousands eagerly tuned into news channels, awaiting her statement and the inevitable. Just before 10am, the now-iconic sight of the podium being brought out in front of 10 Downing Street. The podium was set up by a young man in a black shirt. As he tested out the sound, he stood in front of the podium. https://twitter.com/bbclaurak/status/1131844807486320640 And of course, the internet jumped on the moment. https://twitter.com/bexlewis361/status/1131845927629725696 https://twitter.com/scottygb/status/1131846361492676608 https://twitter.com/panoparker/status/1131853833032937472 After everything we've gone through in British politics in the last few years, could he really do a worse job? https://twitter.com/AmemeHack/status/1131857121853755392 Then again, he'll probably get Milkshake Ducked soon.

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People think that the man who brought out the podium would make a better PM