Twitter Erupts With Meme Mania Over Prime Minister Theresa May's Resignation

She was elected on the promise of delivering Brexit "for all" - but after three years of turmoil, ministerial resignations, negotiation deadlock and collapsing parliamentary confidence, the UK leader decided it was time to allow someone else to have a go.

Prime Minister Theresa May announced her resignation on the morning of 24^th May in floods of tears  - although Twitter users only seemed to cry tears of laughter, savagely skewering the premier and her record in office with a vast variety of memes, which were widely shared across the social metwork.

She declared she will resign as Conservative leader on 7^th June, triggering a leadership contest that the party hopes will conclude by the end of July. A number of MPs have already announced their intention to run. 

— smtmLFC (@smtm_LFC75) May 24, 2019

— Sean Mossy 🚀🌌🌈 (@SeanMossy) May 24, 2019

— Deg Deg (@dan_egg) May 24, 2019

— Sjöng och var lite äventyrlig av sig (@simonbertilsson) 24 May 2019

— BagsyNotInNet (@_BagsyNotInNet_) 24 May 2019

— Feliz Karen News (@felizkrennews) 24 May 2019

— Teddy Gibson (@TeddLDN) 24 May 2019

​However, not all the meme-makers were so jovial — some were less enthused about the prospect of May leaving Downing Street, as it could mean Boris Johnson replaces her.

— Mattyh_08 (@mattyh_08) 24 May 2019

— Waz 🏁 (@wazzz_r) 24 May 2019

— 86™️ (@bashmaaa) 24 May 2019

— Filthy Sigurdsson💙 (@FilthySiggy) 24 May 2019

— OliShaan (@OliShaan) 24 May 2019

— OliShaan (@OliShaan) 24 May 2019