General election 2017: Funniest tweets of the campaign

Britain's Prime Minister, and leader of the Conservative party, Theresa May, delivers a general election campaign speech in Wolverhampton on May 30, 2017

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By The Week Staff

published 8 June 2017

Whether or not Theresa May's decision to call an unexpected early election proves to be a good move for the government, it has certainly brought out the best in Twitter.

Online jokers have managed to pack the campaign with witty, silly and sometimes insightful gags about politicians from all sides of the spectrum.

When Theresa May announced a snap election - after saying she definitely wouldn't:

When voters realised the choice they faced wasn't as exciting as they'd hoped:

When Jeremy Corbyn declared war on the fat cats:

When voters feared the Prime Minister's hands-off campaign was going too far:

When Jeremy Paxman's debate moderation left something to be desired:

When Nigel Farage got himself in a spot of trouble over his Russian connections:

When the Green party suspected it knew the identity of the mystery punter who bet £1,000 on them winning:

When a "strong and stable" Tory ad blew over on the motorway:

When it became clear we're all living in our own online echo chamber:

When May said the naughtiest thing she'd ever done was wander through a field of wheat:

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