Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer criticized No 10 for favoring Rishi Sunak over popular colleagues like Penny Mordaunt and Kemi Badenoch. Mercer wrote a private memo urging more airtime for them. The controversy also involved Mercer being barefoot on public transport, leading to rebukes from PM and Sunak's press secretary.
A minister has defended himself and told people to "grow up" after pictures shared on social media showed him barefoot on a train to London. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/LT2J74G9wT
Hang on, did @JohnnyMercerUK turn up to tonight’s election launch without any shoes on? https://t.co/0YhV3DyJ2K
Big hug for train poison memo writer Johnny Mercer from Sunak there PM pointed to Mercer’s feet (this time in trainers rather than barefoot, thankfully)
Rishi Sunak rebukes Johnny Mercer for going BARE FOOT on a train after he's snapped penning a bombshell memo to the PM without shoes and socks - as veterans minister hits out at 'little weirdo' who leaked his private messages https://t.co/tHnb9yMKXH https://t.co/F95GeHetCZ
Rishi Sunak's press secretary says PM thinks it’s “absolutely not” ok to take your socks off on the train. He will be “having a word” with Johnny Mercer on that topic.
No10 — while pouring petrol on election speculation — adds that the PM will be “bringing up the feet thing” with @JohnnyMercerUK after the minister was snapped by what Downing Street called “a peeping Tom” in barefoot on a packed train.
Get 'unpopular' Rishi off TV! Cabinet minister Johnny Mercer rages that PM is hogging limelight and brands colleagues 'average' in extraordinary memo written in full view of fellow train passengers - as he's slammed for going BARE FOOT https://t.co/P3EfJMH1Eo https://t.co/AjmHYA8y44
Tory Minister blasts No10 for acting like Rishi Sunak is 'as popular as two years ago' in memo https://t.co/DMDCQGu3RB
Tory MP Johnny Mercer has criticised Rishi Sunak for self-promotion at the expense of serious politics, a stinging rebuke from the only sitting MP to star in a shampoo advert https://t.co/4Kno0H0L6X
The worst part of the "Johnny Mercer wrote a memo criticising No10" story is that he was sitting on the train without shoes and socks https://t.co/lKzShgHo8G https://t.co/owTC7ayzyB
🔺 EXCLUSIVE: No 10 needs to stop trying to “placate” Rishi Sunak and instead give airtime to more popular colleagues like Kemi Badenoch and Penny Mordaunt, a cabinet minister has said in a private memo ⬇️ https://t.co/CRc7VzAoyC
Downing Street must give popular cabinet ministers like Penny Mordaunt and Kemi Badenoch more airtime, says Tory minister Johnny Mercer - as he accused No 10 of 'placating' Rishi Sunak in an extraordinary outburst https://t.co/IyD3lyCV9a https://t.co/eMBy0SMn5s
The real scandal of this story is Jonny Mercer being bare foot in a train carriage. (Photos in story…) No 10 neglecting Rishi Sunak’s more popular colleagues, laments minister https://t.co/o5BsSEJC3F
🚨 NEW: Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer goes bare feet on public transport as he criticises No 10 for thinking Rishi Sunak is still popular He suggests giving more airtime to popular Tories such as Penny Mordaunt and Kemi Badenoch [@thetimes] https://t.co/Hcx1kW7d01
Exclusive from @p_j_chappell Cabinet minister said in private memo that No 10 needs to stop trying to 'placate' Rishi Sunak and instead give airtime to more popular colleagues Johnny Mercer said No 10 is behaving as if Sunak is still as popular as he was when he entered…
Exclusive No10 needs to stop trying to “placate” Rishi Sunak and instead give airtime to more popular colleagues like Kemi Badenoch and Penny Mourdant, Cabinet minister Johnny Mercer wrote in a private memo 🧵 Story w/ @Steven_Swinford @Geri_E_L_Scott https://t.co/bCVfKneM1X https://t.co/82KNTr2ILZ