The year in political tweets: from the Tiggers at Nando's to Chaos With Ed Miliband Eleanor Langford eleanormia 6 min read25 December 2019 It's been a busy year in British politics, and, as ever, Twitter provided MPs with an outlet. PoliticsHome rounds-up some of the more eye-catching political tweets of 2019. Ed Miliband harks back to the the infamous bacon sandwich incident Yes https://t.co/t0YrDvhudn — Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) January 18, 2019 The Tiggers went for a cheeky Nandos First @TheIndGroup meal out before votes tonight at Nando’s! pic.twitter.com/Qxdrk75Mx6 — Chuka Umunna (@ChukaUmunna) February 25, 2019 The Commons catering team had a bit of fun House of Commons catering sense of humour klaxon pic.twitter.com/yICRgqEla1 — Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) March 27, 2019 Astronomers captured the first picture of the black hole Astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole> Located in the 10 Downing St, Brexit policy unit - scientists say it is surrounded by orbiting wreckage being slowly consumed and now identified as political careers, credibility and trust. https://t.co/GibCwvZ9AV — Clive Lewis MP (@labourlewis) April 10, 2019 The former leader of the Labour party met Basil Brush Basil Brush comes to Doncaster. Spot the difference #boomboom pic.twitter.com/HOzfUvb9OX — Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) April 25, 2019 Rory Stewart filmed a fake selfie in Kew Gardens Now - if anyone is around and wants to talk - in Kew Gardens - for the next hour pic.twitter.com/E45A26Y5uR — Rory Stewart (@RoryStewartUK) May 28, 2019 And Jo Swinson also gave it a go Looking forward to #bbcqt - on BBC1 at 2235. #holdingthecamera pic.twitter.com/i2dNTPjOGr — Jo Swinson (@joswinson) May 30, 2019 It was rumoured that Larry the cat would follow the PM out Just heard Larry the Downing Street Cat is considering his position.. — Craig Tracey (@craig4nwarks) May 22, 2019 As Theresa May stood down, Ed Miliband took a dig at the Conservatives The only good thing in politics right now is @Ed_Miliband 's twitter handle. "Chaos with Ed Miliband"#chaoswithedmiliband pic.twitter.com/oioiuPVfEa — Will J L Howells "Teeth Gang" (@WillJLHowells) May 24, 2019 Tory MP Andrew Bridgen had a new take on the Brexit deal Having a Customs Union and calling it Brexit is like being photographed in Blackpool holding a "Welcome to Paris" sign and thinking nobody will notice. — Andrew Bridgen (@ABridgen) May 4, 2019 SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon hit back at new PM Boris Johnson I think he’ll probably find we think the same about him. https://t.co/p1pHbolEOu — Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) June 17, 2019 Labour MP Jess Phillips followed Jacob Rees Mogg’s rules to the letter EXCLUSIVE: @Jacob_Rees_Mogg instructs his new office to use imperial measurements and refer to “non-tiled males” as Esq in list of rules to staff. https://t.co/pGerfIJwib — Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) July 26, 2019 Changed my profile name pic.twitter.com/9oN2tw7qA0 — Jess Phillips MP (@jessphillips) July 27, 2019 James Cleverly and Angela Rayner recreated the Commons in emoji form I’m not allowed to take photos in the chamber, but here is an artist’s impression of the Labour benches. — James Cleverly (@JamesCleverly) July 25, 2019 Allow me to do the other side — Angela Rayner (@AngelaRayner) July 25, 2019 David Gauke… in a pool… thinking about Brexit Good to get away for a few days. But somehow I keep getting reminded of the Brexit debate. pic.twitter.com/mHilq2gt79 — David Gauke (@DavidGauke) August 11, 2019 Chief Mouser Larry the cat got in the way of official business A very happy #InternationalCatDay to our Chief Mouser, Larry. pic.twitter.com/9tkVdsBdEr — Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) August 8, 2019 CCHQ got creative with Photoshop Hey @KFC_UKI, we’ve found an even bigger chicken than you. pic.twitter.com/9gBVe0p06a — Conservatives (@Conservatives) September 6, 2019 Jo Swinson had a new take on Jacob Rees Mogg’s Commons nap Jacob was just showing us what Brexit will do to our economy. #StopBrexit pic.twitter.com/A9ifB66EEB — Jo Swinson (@joswinson) September 3, 2019 Somebody put Rory Stewart on a pumpkin This is literally the last thing you want to see on a London doorstep at night. Or indeed on your phone. Happy Halloween pic.twitter.com/reeKqngNbh — Rory Stewart (@RoryStewartUK) October 31, 2019 James Cleverly wasn't happy about Labour sharing spoilers Spoiler alert! pic.twitter.com/fmdNWCZQai — James Cleverly (@JamesCleverly) November 26, 2019 Michael Gove quoted Stormzy lyrics I set trends dem man copy https://t.co/85mTHXaZDn — Michael Gove (@michaelgove) November 26, 2019 Matt Hancock found the perfect snap for his debut album cover Contemplating the value of our precious Union, in Fraserburgh harbour #VoteConservative pic.twitter.com/HYeEheeihW — Matt Hancock (@MattHancock) December 8, 2019 David Gauke tried to hide from the Good Morning Britain presenters Just to be clear, I’m not avoiding @piersmorgan and @susannareid100. pic.twitter.com/vOovQicgot — David Gauke (@DavidGauke) December 11, 2019 Priti Patel got breakfast done Thank you to everyone across our great country who voted #Conservative We now need to get Brexit done...but first I’m going to get breakfast done! #GetBreakfastDone pic.twitter.com/Bb8u8MoJhE — Priti Patel (@patel4witham) December 13, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn got down with the kids Polling station: come over Me: I can’t, it’s too cold outside Polling station: Boris Johnson is going to sell off our NHS Me: pic.twitter.com/4JybDw7vc9 — Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) December 10, 2019 Related Michael Ellam: The EU Sherpa Resetting The UK-EU Relationship By Sophie Church 09 May Read the most recent article written by Eleanor Langford - Who Is Going On Strike And When In February?