The Secret Tory Twitter Account Finally Reveals Identity

The well-known Twitter account, the Secret Tory, has lastly revealed who runs it – and, regardless of a lot hypothesis, it wasn’t really a Conservative MP.

The parody account was identified for tweeting satirical takes on political drama, and has gathered nearly 200,000 followers since 2019.

The bio has a Union Jack emoji, and claims to be an “nameless Conservative MP” and “part-time arms supplier”. Its location can be “The Tory Benches”.

However, though joking that it was run by somebody really contained in the Conservative Get together, it’s now been revealed that it’s operated by private coach and extremely marathon runner, Henry Morris.

After teasing his upcoming reveal on Tuesday, Morris had the entire of Twitter guessing which MP he may very well be – after which he revealed his id in a dramatic parody clip the place (what else?) he imitated well-known Tory MPs pretending to attempt to discover out who he was.

Primarily based in Wales, Morris places on annual novice Shakespeare productions – and raves in Norfolk.

He advised BBC Information that the account “took on a lifetime of its personal nearly instantly” when he began parodying backbencher and ardent Brexiteer Mark Francois on-line in between purchasers. The account’s title on the time was Mark ne Francois pas.

He mentioned: “I keep in mind individuals within the health club laughing in regards to the account with out understanding it was me, and it was very good to have my hunch confirmed that I might make individuals snicker.”

Morris later altered the account’s title to Michael Govern Prepared, a reference to Michael Gove and the pro-Brexit promise to have an “oven prepared” cope with the EU, earlier than it developed into its present type as The Secret Tory.

The success of the account even led him to launch a guide known as The Diary of a Secret Tory MP: (Virtually!) True Tales from the Coronary heart of British Politics final yr.

Morris tweeted earlier in Might that he needed to go away the secrecy behind, explaining: “I’m going to face down as an MP and let you know who I’m. The Tory model is beginning to get a bit poisonous and I’d like to eat kangaroo bollocks on I’m a Celeb in the future.”

In his BBC interview, he apologised if followers felt “cheated” he was not an actual MP – however mentioned that was extra to do with the behaviour of the true individuals in Westminster than his personal imitation expertise.

He additionally the broadcaster: “I’ve beloved the wind-up, however I reckon its time to let individuals know who I actually am. And anyway, I’m certain an AI will be capable of do all this in just a few weeks anyway.”

Right here’s a have a look at simply a few of his latest tweets: