Find political tweets by the year they appeared. The timeline also shows who held office in Westminster when they were posted.
Who was in power
- June 2007 to May 2010Gordon BrownLabour
- May 2010 to May 2015David CameronConservative–Liberal Democrat coalition
- May 2015 to July 2016David CameronConservative
- July 2016 to July 2019Theresa MayConservative
- July 2019 to September 2022Boris JohnsonConservative
- September to October 2022Liz TrussConservative
- October 2022 to July 2024Rishi SunakConservative
- July 2024 to July 2026Keir StarmerLabour
- From July 2026Andy BurnhamLabour
Past prime ministers on GOV.UK · The 2010–2015 coalition · Andy Burnham’s appointment
2009
2011
2012
2014
- David Cameron and the Obama phone call photoConservative
- Grant Shapps and the beer and bingo Budget tweetConservative
- Austin Mitchell and the Pfizer and AstraZeneca takeover tweetLabour
- Michael Fabricant and the tweet about Yasmin Alibhai-BrownConservative
- Helen Goodman and the tweet about new Conservative ministersLabour
- Sayeeda Warsi and the Gaza resignation announcementConservative
- Ed Miliband and the “Pure and Simple” mansion tax tweetLabour
- Emily Thornberry and image from RochesterLabour
2016
2018
- Ben Bradley and the Jeremy Corbyn libel and apologyConservative
- Faisal Rashid and the “vote early, vote often” tweetLabour
- Jo Johnson and the Brexit resignation and second referendumConservative
- Dominic Raab and the resignation over the draft Brexit agreementConservative
- Esther McVey and the resignation over Theresa May’s Brexit dealConservative
2019
- Ed Miliband and the bacon sandwich comebackLabour
- Chuka Umunna and the Independent Group’s Nando’s tripThe Independent Group
- Ed Miliband and the House of Commons catering jokeLabour
- Clive Lewis and the Downing Street Brexit black holeLabour
- Ed Miliband and the Basil Brush photo in DoncasterLabour
- Andrew Bridgen and the Blackpool and Paris Brexit analogyConservative
- Craig Tracey and larry the cat considers his positionConservative
- Rory Stewart and the Kew Gardens invitationConservative
- Jo Swinson and the #HoldingTheCamera Question Time tweetLiberal Democrat
- James Cleverly and the Labour benches in emojisConservative
- Angela Rayner and the Conservative benches in emojisLabour
- Jess Phillips and the “Esquire” profile nameLabour
- David Gauke and the poolside Brexit jokeConservative
- Jo Swinson and jacob Rees-Mogg on the Commons benchesLiberal Democrat
- Jo Johnson and the resignation citing family loyalty and the national interestConservative
- Rory Stewart and the Halloween pumpkin tweetIndependent
- Michael Gove and the Stormzy replyConservative
- Matt Hancock and the Fraserburgh harbour photoConservative
- Jeremy Corbyn and the polling station NHS memeLabour
- David Gauke and the Piers Morgan interview jokeIndependent
- Priti Patel and “Get Breakfast Done”Conservative
2020
- Boris Johnson and “A fantastic year for Britain”Conservative
- Zarah Sultana and the tweet about the “party of the 1%”Labour
- Boris Johnson and the positive coronavirus test announcementConservative
- Boris Johnson and the NHS thank-you video after leaving hospitalConservative
- Douglas Ross and the resignation over the Dominic Cummings rowConservative
- Rebecca Long-Bailey and the Maxine Peake tweet and dismissalLabour
- Zarah Sultana and the tweet welcoming Jeremy Corbyn’s readmissionLabour
- Zarah Sultana and the tweet about Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour statusLabour
- Richard Burgon and the tweet about division in LabourLabour
- Neil Coyle and the tweet about rebuilding trust with Jewish communitiesLabour
2021
- Ed Balls and the tenth anniversary of Ed Balls DayFormer Labour MP
- Yvette Cooper’s Ed Balls Day replyLabour
- Matt Hancock and the resignation video after breaking Covid rulesConservative
- Simon Hoare and the Northern Ireland bonfire tweetConservative
- Kirsty Blackman and the retweet about Joanna CherryScottish National Party
- Zarah Sultana and the post about racist hate mailLabour
2022
- David Cameron and the food project volunteering tweetConservative
- Zarah Sultana and the 2,612% food bank claimLabour
- Liz Truss and ready to hit the ground from day oneConservative
- Rishi Sunak and the resignation as ChancellorConservative
- Sajid Javid and the resignation as Health SecretaryConservative
- Nadine Dorries and the tweet backing Boris JohnsonConservative
- David Frost and the tweet backing Sunak and Javid’s resignationsConservative
- Caroline Lucas and the wrong Liz Truss accountGreen Party
- Kwasi Kwarteng and the letter after being sacked as ChancellorConservative
2023
- Andrew Bridgen and the Covid vaccine tweet and loss of the whipConservative
- Joanna Cherry and the Humza Yousaf retweetScottish National Party
- Mark Garnier and the laughing gas typoConservative
- Dominic Raab and the resignation after the bullying inquiryConservative
- Rishi Sunak and the Lionesses World Cup final tributeConservative
- Rishi Sunak and the private jet photo after the HS2 decisionConservative
- Suella Braverman and the letter to Rishi Sunak after being sackedConservative