British politics just had a very WTF week
LONDON -- It was certainly one of the weirdest (and most difficult) political weeks for Prime Minister David Cameron, from a massive leak of documents implicating the offshore funds of his late father to Lily Allen publicly calling for his resignation (don't lose your chill now Dave).
Then there's whistleblower Edward Snowden urging Britain to rise up and take to the streets Iceland-style and Danny De Vito (yes, really) backing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
Here's a look at the most bizarre events from the past five days...
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The big Cameron tease.
Over the space of four days the Prime Minister issued four partial statements to explain his family's tax affairs after the Panama Papers story broke. Then on Thursday night, he finally admitted that he did own shares in his father's offshore fund and sold them for £30,000 ($42,300) before taking the top job.
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The ghost of Osborne past.
After Cameron's big admission, a 2014 tweet from Chancellor George Osborne returned to troll haunt the PM.
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The 'Snowden Revolution'.
Then all hell broke loose and Edward Snowden called for a British rising...
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...the whistleblower had previously trolled Cameron over his early statement that his financial affairs were a "private matter":
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Trending for all the wrong reasons.
Meanwhile, Brits shared tweets under the hashtags of #resignCameron and #CourseDavidCameron:
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Lily Allen's direct message.
It was just a matter of minutes before the singer joined the revolutionary cause.
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And then Danny Devito.
Followed by the actor's surprise endorsement of opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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Just when it looked like the storm had passed...
...it was the turn of Frank Underwood to wade in. Responding to one of Cameron's old tweets about tax, House of Cards.
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What a time to be alive.
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