Since being elected in 2019, a number of the ‘Red Wall’ Tory MPs have displayed something of an enthusiastic approach to social media activity. Lee Anderson generated headlines with his Facebook posts on England footballers ‘taking the knee’ at last year’s Euros while Dehenna Davison has caused a stir with her TikTok videos. But few can match the efforts of Jonathan Gullis, the MP for Stoke-on-Trent North, whose, er, energetic videos on Facebook live have promoted considerable comment in his local newspaper.
Gullis, who serves as an aide to Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, has taken to filming himself striding around the parliamentary estate with his AirPods in, addressing his constituents on the big issues of the day. Recent efforts include a clip three weeks ago in which he announced he was boycotting a North Staffordshire park after being reported for walking his dogs off their lead. Denouncing the ‘left-wing whinge bag, moaner or groaner’ who tipped off the park authorities, Gullis vowed never to return there, as he recorded himself walking between buildings on the parliamentary estate.
Gullis denounces the ‘left-wing whinge bag, moaner or groaner’ who tipped off the park authorities
Unfortunately it seems the former teacher’s social media shenanigans have not gone down well with Commons bosses.
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