Richard Wheeler @richard_kaputt Twitter profile

Pinned Tweet

Richard Wheeler

1 month

For anyone wanting to read about Clem and Attlee, and the Speaker's desire for more cats in Parliament, the story has now been updated with images of the cats...

We should have more Commons cats to take care of rodents, suggests Hoyle

The animal-loving Commons Speaker has welcomed Clem, a three-year-old stray, to the family – to join ‘head mouser’ Attlee.

www.independent.co.uk

7

48

475

Last Seen Profiles

@ro_oste

@bokeplokalmalam

@ATagkalaki

@ApollonianGerm

@e_goulbour

@neet_people

@sleepygirlvt

@hayasagatanne

@V5b5gB

@jirehgroup_biz

@AlvinaEstill

@theBCFL

@ClaudiNangsuu

@df6490250667650

@EarthWa71266295

@ccbaemon

@ItsChocoTaekook

@svkyBerlin

@MLaGrangienne

@Loserman30

@jronaldomc

@oumc_sh1nkan06

@mim_11_11

@vikki_beddow

@MetaworldofArt

@FCC_Group

@lady_baga_1

@SteveDa14678087

@Alex_Lynn266

@moriyakero2000

@Michelan_0

@basketbox33

@stwmaniax

@EerikaSchulz

@JLTimprov

@haermochi

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

2 years

Boris Johnson pays tribute to the "inspirational leadership of Vladimir Putin" before correcting himself and saying Volodymyr Zelensky...

673

2K

5K

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

9 months

“Bah Gawd, that’s David Cameron’s music!”

65

495

4K

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

Conservative MP Dehenna Davison (Bishop Auckland) has a Barnard Castle eye test in the background during Cabinet Office questions.

370

482

3K

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

2 months

It happened many hours ago but I still can’t get this General Election moment out of my head…

91

294

3K

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

6 years

That moment when you drop your sword...

93

783

3K

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

5 years

John Bercow here, sounding like he’s been slain in a Megadrive game

104

742

3K

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

5 years

What happens if you shout “ahoy there” in the Commons...

76

578

2K

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

1 month

Breaking mews: Here is Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle's newest family member Clem. Clem joins “head mouser" Attlee in the Speaker's House. Photos provided by the House of Commons via here:

51

233

3K

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

5 years

DRUGS

79

454

2K

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

1 month

One of the important things during last night’s interview with Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle was meeting “head mouser” Attlee the cat.

10

109

1K

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

8 years

When you're Prime Minister and everything is interesting...

29

586

941

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson clearing up the schools confusion in the House of Commons...

96

193

695

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 months

Theresa May has received a hug from SNP former Westminster leader Ian Blackford. The House of Commons will soon move on to valedictory speeches.

7

44

657

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

This has set me off 😂😂😂 “LORD LIDDLE”

31

130

636

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

Return home to a delivery of the @Number10cat 2021 calendar 😅 (created by @justin_ng & bought by my sister as a Christmas present)

8

21

604

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

7 years

BREAKING: Larry stays on as a cat

14

230

543

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

Fair to say Conservative MP Scott Mann's voice was lower than everyone expected... giving a strong "anonymous phone call" vibe. "Scott, you sound like a Dalek," remarked Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans.

25

138

559

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

Theresa May mulling over whether to allow Sir Bill Cash to intervene... 🍿🍿🍿

13

87

558

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

Yes, Jacob Rees-Mogg did play a snippet of Rule, Britannia! in the Commons chamber today...

117

135

497

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

Siri, show me a Conservative MP who appears to have ambitions to become a junior minister...

284

78

523

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

2 years

Labour's Wes Streeting welcomes Steve Barclay to his new role as health secretary - and then immediately says goodbye...

12

79

490

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

I've lost it again. "Hello can you hear me? Hello? Janice, oi!" Lib Dem Lord Taverne fears his technical difficulties are continuing after an earlier Zoom problem, but he can be heard...

20

117

477

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

2 years

Frank Field was in the House of Lords this afternoon to retake the parliamentary oath of allegiance to the King. It was announced in 2021 that Lord Field of Birkenhead was terminally ill.

13

45

475

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

Sir Lindsay Hoyle noting "these questions haven’t been good" for the international trade session is an understatement... The Speaker expresses concerns over ministers giving better answers to their own MPs compared to the opposition.

27

126

460

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

8 years

"Do they know it's Christmas time..." #EUref

10

368

429

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

5 years

Clerk: "Dehenna rhymes with Vienna?" "Absolutely, I've been telling everybody," replies @DehennaDavison Helpful tips for pronunciation from the off.

13

31

399

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

7 years

"We never had swings when I was a kid," jokes Labour's Jeremy Corbyn. Children are those of Oxford East candidate Anneliese Dodds #GE17

25

213

376

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

When someone has spent 10 minutes reading the menu and still can’t make up their mind...

3

78

398

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

2 years

Shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry to Suella Braverman: "Can I say what an honour it is to be at this despatch box facing the next prime minister as she waits her call from the palace. "A true honour."

11

86

387

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

6 years

I can confirm the mace was not dropped... the Serjeant at Arms, Kamal El-Hajji, saw the funny side of the sword drop

4

16

320

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

I fear the Daleks may be trying to infiltrate the House of Lords...

16

60

340

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

5 years

“Hello, I understand you’ve been involved in a car crash recently, is that correct?”

19

75

327

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

The website for the gym based in Parliament offers some interesting goals... “Yes, I’d like to tone up, lose weight and become more Democratic Unionist.”

8

29

317

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

The House of Commons moves swiftly from coronavirus worries to the adjournment - and with the DUP's Jim Shannon leading it for once, this happened...

3

74

317

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

If anyone was in any doubt over how Covid-19 behaves, here’s a dramatic interpretation from Conservative MP Richard Drax...

2

64

302

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

Deputy Speaker Dame Eleanor Laing has basically had enough of lengthy questions... "Not everyone has to ask all of the questions that can be asked on this subject!"

13

37

249

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

Breaking: An MP has just walked into the division lobby with a lovely dog 🤗 The MP was Labour’s Anna McMorrin and the dog looked like Cadi the cocker spaniel

7

15

243

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

Conservative former minister Johnny Mercer has told MPs he spoke with the Duke of Sussex about his proposals to scrap visa fees for foreign-born UK veterans who want to remain in the country...

Harry ‘supports bid to remove visa fees for foreign-born UK veterans’

MP Johnny Mercer wants immigration fees waived for foreign and Commonwealth military personnel and their families who want to stay in the country.

www.independent.co.uk

3

42

222

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

A spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex confirms the sentiment shared by Mr Mercer in the Commons was accurate and the pair were speaking veteran to veteran about issues they care about.

6

46

209

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

Labour MP Lilian Greenwood contributes to the Commons via a Daft Punk remix...

4

34

222

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

5 years

Latest scenes from Downing Street as Theresa May calls in someone who can get a result...

2

49

219

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

Technical difficulties latest from the Commons where the microphones can pick up everything said... 😳😳😳 (h/t @LewisMcKenzie94 )

10

54

219

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

After almost nine years sitting in the House of Commons press gallery front row, today I’ve learnt the seats have backs to them… they can be lifted up. Mind-blowing.

20

3

216

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

Chancellor Rishi Sunak: "My approach will not change..." Labour MPs: "It just has!"

2

26

203

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

When you're minding your own business at home and the House of Commons goes live to you...

4

16

212

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

5 years

Sir Michael Fallon has been handed a difficult draw away at Batley and Spen, Tracy Brabin

4

33

208

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

5 years

Tory former minister Sir Oliver Letwin refers to meaningful vote “infinity”... “Don’t encourage her,” shouts one Labour MP.

3

54

201

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

7 years

A crown being driven in a car... because Britain #QueensSpeech #StateOpening

13

121

176

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

Call of Duty: House of Lords special edition

8

27

175

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

2 years

"Yes I am sort of amazed to find myself here this morning given my reported work ethic. But I am here." Trade minister Penny Mordaunt returns to the Commons with a nod to the criticism from her ministerial boss, Anne-Marie Trevelyan...

12

31

175

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

5 years

When your entire office messages to say you’re on TV when you’re trying to work and be serious... 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

6

167

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

8 years

Ed Miliband (jokingly) channels his inner-Donald Trump when predicting a crowd size for #StandUpToTrump protest in London...

6

73

169

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

I'm not sure what's going on here...

8

18

170

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

@GraemeDemianyk "Yeah you're right Jeff, I saw him walk out but I thought he was just leaving No 10 to go home for the day..."

2

4

172

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

7 years

"I saw Len this morning, he looked well," says Corbyn as he hands red roses to activists in Oxford (he received them from activists) #GE2017

4

108

152

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 months

The lights went out mid-debate in the House of Lords a few minutes ago...

16

27

168

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

5 years

Woah, woah, woah, easy on the swears Iain...

6

12

156

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

7 years

BBC: Robin spotted Telegraph: Robin spotted Express: Robin INVADES, Commons plunged into chaos

14

71

158

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

Bookcase wars just got taken to a new level by Tory MP Sir David Amess...

24

10

159

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

5 years

Tory MP Craig Mackinlay insists the current parliament “serves no further purpose” as he backs a general election. “You serve no further purpose,” shouts an opposition MP.

6

35

149

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

7 years

Mundell leaves to applause similar to someone who has made a snooker break of about 31. It ends before he’s off the stage.

6

51

140

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

1

23

145

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

When you try to style out being caught by surprise...

2

16

140

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

I’m not saying working in the office throughout the pandemic has made us go mad, but when our TV kept adjusting during SNP MP John Nicolson’s speech... we added music in the office.

5

8

137

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

6 years

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says he’s always going to do what’s in the national interest. SNP MPs: “Resign! Resign!”

3

31

137

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

Nova the dog hearing the Budget in advance of the Commons may further enrage Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle...

Rishi Sunak

@RishiSunak

3 years

Tomorrow’s Budget and Spending Review will deliver a stronger economy for the British people. I hope you find it more engaging than Nova did. #Budget2021

809

164

2K

5

13

138

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

2 years

Conservative MP Matt Vickers channels his inner Ralph Wiggum as he asks ministers to "choo choo choose" Stockton as the home for the HQ of Great British Railways...

66

13

131

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

1 month

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle also said he’s welcomed a new cat to the family - called Clem. We’re hoping there might be photos of Clem emerging this afternoon…

We should have more Commons cats to take care of rodents, suggests Hoyle

The animal-loving Commons Speaker has welcomed Clem, a three-year-old stray, to the family – to join ‘head mouser’ Attlee.

www.independent.co.uk

3

4

130

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

5 years

It’s gone 11pm and his birthday. Does DUP MP Jim Shannon intervene on the adjournment debate about policing in Somerset? 😎😎😎 Of course he does.

3

25

130

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

5 years

Lord Finn of Woofminster has a decent ring to it...

Jennifer McKiernan

@_JennyMcKiernan

5 years

I'm reporting from the House of Lords today. First up is #finnslaw #finnslawfriday and Finn fans will be pleased to know @K9Finn is in the public gallery with PC Wardell to hear the debate!

3

19

82

1

16

125

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

"What news of the cake ambush?"

3

29

119

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

Staying there after everyone else has gone, the @PA pledge... (photo via @Jess__Taylor__ )

10

16

121

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

6 years

Everything happening this week in Parliament is building up to the final debate in the Commons on Thursday...

6

43

118

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

2 years

Adding this to the list of stories I didn’t expect to write today from Parliament…

Harrods admits ‘mistakenly’ selling expensive Russian vodka

The Knightsbridge-based department store said its Beluga vodka stock has been removed from sale

www.standard.co.uk

10

36

113

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

"I don’t think I’ve seen this many U-turns in one day since I sat my driving test back in 2007," SNP MP David Linden tells the Commons. He was speaking after the Government confirmed it would drop a manifesto commitment on increases to the state pension in 2022/23.

5

42

113

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

"Mr Speaker, I'd like to end Prime Minister's Questions by saying..." ***glass shatters*** "Bah Gawd, that's Sue Gray's music!"

5

18

116

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

Conservative MP Tracey Crouch has taken her seat in the Commons chamber and is greeted with a wave from shadow justice secretary David Lammy. Crouch last month announced she’d had her last radiotherapy treatment after being diagnosed with breast cancer in June 2020.

2

7

114

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

0

13

115

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

“Mr Speaker, I will be brief...” Usually a sign that an MP will not be brief.

6

7

110

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

Out of context House of Commons: "Who's going to nod? Michael, nod."

6

21

111

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

Social care reforms branded a “working-class dementia tax” during PMQs…

Social care reforms ‘a working-class dementia tax’, says Starmer

The Labour leader raised concerns over the Government’s care plans during Prime Minister’s Questions.

www.echo-news.co.uk

4

55

103

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

Meanwhile in the House of Lords, Conservative Lord Cormack questions why people can sing Roll Out The Barrel in the pub but not Guide Me O My Great Redeemer at church… (via @nickolester )

8

34

106

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

MPs have been asking for many, many weeks for changes to allow greater virtual participation beyond oral questions, UQs and statements. Announcement of PM isolating and this emerges...

6

34

109

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

7 years

El Gato this morning said he is still preparing himself to enter No 10, insisting: "We're ready any time."

1

23

109

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

When you learn there’s a second story...

4

17

104

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

Parliament recall… a shout out to those on the @PA Parliament team, with plans shifted and holidays paused to make sure we could cover the Afghanistan debates in the Commons and Lords as well as we could 🙌 Hopefully that’s recess until September 6… but you never know 😅

3

5

112

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

6 years

Six Tory MPs rebelled to support the "meaningful vote" amendment - Heidi Allen, Ken Clarke, Phillip Lee, Antoinette Sandbach, Anna Soubry and Sarah Wollaston. Four Labour MPs rebelled to vote against it - Frank Field, Kate Hoey, John Mann and Graham Stringer.

19

98

105

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

“I withdraw the word ‘crap’...”

4

18

110

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

5 years

It's pure Golden Axe

9

94

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

3 years

Show a lack of knowledge about the House of Lords without saying you lack knowledge about the House of Lords…

2

7

106

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

4 years

"The former northern powerhouse minister compared Accrington Stanley to the Royal Ballet..." Sentences I never thought I'd write. Jake Berry here on south v north, opera v football.

85

15

99

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

1 year

The greatest treble involving Manchester City since… they lost three in a row to Lincoln City in the 90s?

3

26

104

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

7 years

Follows Palmerston sending a message on WhatsApp telling fellow cats to calm down and support Larry in Number 10

1

26

96

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

2 years

Well, this doesn't normally happen... Commons suspended until noon as Speaker informed by Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt that she's "unable to be present until around 12pm". Sir Lindsay Hoyle says as no deputy leader to do business questions, he has to suspend the House.

24

50

100

Richard Wheeler

@richard_kaputt

5 years

It’s just not the same when written down in Hansard...