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| 'RIP her mentions': Priti Patel flies back into perfect social media storm | 'RIP her mentions': Priti Patel flies back into perfect social media storm |
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| Tens of thousands of people spent Wednesday afternoon engrossed in political drama at 40,000ft as Priti Patel flew back from Nairobi, with the expectation she would be sacked by Theresa May upon her arrival. | Tens of thousands of people spent Wednesday afternoon engrossed in political drama at 40,000ft as Priti Patel flew back from Nairobi, with the expectation she would be sacked by Theresa May upon her arrival. |
| Flight Radar 24 went public with the number of people tracking her flight – 22,000 – and the social media jokes soon followed. | Flight Radar 24 went public with the number of people tracking her flight – 22,000 – and the social media jokes soon followed. |
| More than 22,000 users are currently tracking flight #KQ100 en route to London.According to media #PritiPatel is on board this flight.https://t.co/3GXUkQw0e3 pic.twitter.com/8uzL9usnRc | More than 22,000 users are currently tracking flight #KQ100 en route to London.According to media #PritiPatel is on board this flight.https://t.co/3GXUkQw0e3 pic.twitter.com/8uzL9usnRc |
| The flight-tracking site soon made its way on to national television. | The flight-tracking site soon made its way on to national television. |
| The BBC are giving me live tracking of Priti Patel's flight. I love it when politics implodes publicly. pic.twitter.com/QgLkLjqA0m | The BBC are giving me live tracking of Priti Patel's flight. I love it when politics implodes publicly. pic.twitter.com/QgLkLjqA0m |
| BBC News coverage of Priti Patel's flight from Uganda is approaching "OJ on the run footage" status. | BBC News coverage of Priti Patel's flight from Uganda is approaching "OJ on the run footage" status. |
| Although some took that OJ Simpson reference and brought the metaphor closer to home. | Although some took that OJ Simpson reference and brought the metaphor closer to home. |
| “Priti Patel has just passed Heston Services” pic.twitter.com/JCCHicjD05 | “Priti Patel has just passed Heston Services” pic.twitter.com/JCCHicjD05 |
| Patel is facing difficulties over a series of revelations about meetings that took place while she was ostensibly on a family holiday in Israel. | Patel is facing difficulties over a series of revelations about meetings that took place while she was ostensibly on a family holiday in Israel. |
| There was speculation as to what she might have watched as in-flight entertainment | There was speculation as to what she might have watched as in-flight entertainment |
| Wonder what movie Priti Patel is watching on her way back....would welcome suggestions... | Wonder what movie Priti Patel is watching on her way back....would welcome suggestions... |
| I Know What You Did Last Summer | I Know What You Did Last Summer |
| Snakes on a Plane | Snakes on a Plane |
| Gone Girl. | Gone Girl. |
| The plane’s route allowed for plenty of humour. | The plane’s route allowed for plenty of humour. |
| Cabinet Minister Priti Patel's flight is currently over Bosnia. Embattled, tense and riven with sectarian strife, the cabinet did not meet this week. | Cabinet Minister Priti Patel's flight is currently over Bosnia. Embattled, tense and riven with sectarian strife, the cabinet did not meet this week. |
| Priti about to cross into Belgium, which already has its fair share of exiled rebel leaders pic.twitter.com/QhxE5vJZKj | Priti about to cross into Belgium, which already has its fair share of exiled rebel leaders pic.twitter.com/QhxE5vJZKj |
| Some were worried about the impact on the pilot. | Some were worried about the impact on the pilot. |
| We go live to the cockpit of Priti Patel's plane as the pilot realises tens of thousands of people are watching the flight live on the BBC and Twitter pic.twitter.com/VjjnW8nK7x | We go live to the cockpit of Priti Patel's plane as the pilot realises tens of thousands of people are watching the flight live on the BBC and Twitter pic.twitter.com/VjjnW8nK7x |
| There were those who showed concern for what Patel’s landing experience would be like. | There were those who showed concern for what Patel’s landing experience would be like. |
| Can we all take a moment to pray for Priti Patel’s notifications when she switches her phone back on. No one needs that. | Can we all take a moment to pray for Priti Patel’s notifications when she switches her phone back on. No one needs that. |
| Everybody assumed that Priti Patel was spending the journey not knowing how much attention was being paid to the flight. | Everybody assumed that Priti Patel was spending the journey not knowing how much attention was being paid to the flight. |
| No wifi on that flight either apparently, RIP her mentions when she lands | No wifi on that flight either apparently, RIP her mentions when she lands |
| Kenya Airways tells me there's no wifi on flight to London so Priti Patel is in the "dark" about what's going on. | Kenya Airways tells me there's no wifi on flight to London so Priti Patel is in the "dark" about what's going on. |
| This tweet, though, caused people to wonder if maybe she had been online the whole time after all. | This tweet, though, caused people to wonder if maybe she had been online the whole time after all. |
| Priti Patel finishing off her casework at 40,000ft! pic.twitter.com/ILsq1cZk8W | Priti Patel finishing off her casework at 40,000ft! pic.twitter.com/ILsq1cZk8W |
| The excitement as she got closer to landing was palpable. | The excitement as she got closer to landing was palpable. |
| Priti Patel is almost back! Everyone in Essex look up and wave. pic.twitter.com/PEhwdluLV9 | Priti Patel is almost back! Everyone in Essex look up and wave. pic.twitter.com/PEhwdluLV9 |
| "Ladies and gentlemen, if you look out your left window, you'll be able to watch the massive political crisis as it unfolds." #PritiPatel pic.twitter.com/VXW92i9Yny | "Ladies and gentlemen, if you look out your left window, you'll be able to watch the massive political crisis as it unfolds." #PritiPatel pic.twitter.com/VXW92i9Yny |
| People wondered what she would do when she got to the airport. | People wondered what she would do when she got to the airport. |
| *Priti Patel walks through "nothing to declare" line*Theresa May: Are you fucking kidding? | *Priti Patel walks through "nothing to declare" line*Theresa May: Are you fucking kidding? |
| Priti Patel should be literally duty-free in a few hours | Priti Patel should be literally duty-free in a few hours |
| And who might be there to meet her. | And who might be there to meet her. |
| I've heard Lee Nelson is waiting at Heathrow for @patel4witham to land #PritiPatel pic.twitter.com/2Uaz746WPP | I've heard Lee Nelson is waiting at Heathrow for @patel4witham to land #PritiPatel pic.twitter.com/2Uaz746WPP |
| The stakes were high. | The stakes were high. |
| if priti patel doesn't get sacked after we spent the entire day staring at her plane location i'm rioting | if priti patel doesn't get sacked after we spent the entire day staring at her plane location i'm rioting |
| This man voiced a secret fear in all of us. | This man voiced a secret fear in all of us. |
| Imagine if Priti Patel isn't even on that plane. Thousands of people wasting an afternoon tracking a random flight... | Imagine if Priti Patel isn't even on that plane. Thousands of people wasting an afternoon tracking a random flight... |
| Her plane circling around to make its landing approach was a chance for more jokes at her expense. | Her plane circling around to make its landing approach was a chance for more jokes at her expense. |
| she's making a run for it! pic.twitter.com/y7XuJ4TCOe | she's making a run for it! pic.twitter.com/y7XuJ4TCOe |
| Patel isn’t expected to find out her fate until she meets the prime minister face to face later on Wednesday evening. Thanks to TFL, taking the tube might be a way to wring out a last couple of hours of being in the cabinet. | Patel isn’t expected to find out her fate until she meets the prime minister face to face later on Wednesday evening. Thanks to TFL, taking the tube might be a way to wring out a last couple of hours of being in the cabinet. |
| Nice pic.twitter.com/pn4yV6h1Jk | Nice pic.twitter.com/pn4yV6h1Jk |
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