Britons tweet #ResignCameron after Panama Papers admission

British Prime Minister David Cameron admitted Thursday that he had owned shares in his late father's Panamanian trust and by Friday morning, #ResignCameron was Twitter top worldwide Twitter trend.

'May all your biscuits be broken,' reads a #CurseDavidCameron tweet

CBC News Posted: Apr 08, 2016 9:43 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 8, 2016

British Prime Minister David Cameron admitted Thursday thathe had owned shares in his late father's Panamanian trust and by Friday morning, #ResignCameron was Twitter top worldwide Twitter trend.

It seemed like every front page in the U.K. was plastered with headlines about Cameron's admission in an ITV interview.

#ResignCameron is top trend in UK as British press has a field day with @David_Cameron offshore fund admission #cbc pic.twitter.com/68h8RgXyLR
—@thomasdaigle

This parody Twitter account was among those drivingthe hashtag to trend

When people ask me how much tax do I like paying.#resigncameron pic.twitter.com/92bzoYdXSx
—@DavidChameron

"You're trending Dave"

"Is it good?"

"Define good. It doesn't involve a farmyard animal this time"#ResignCameron pic.twitter.com/K9XmvdO1KS
—@stupendous223

U.K. PM David Cameron's alleged university #piggate antics back to haunt him

A scene from the British comedy Father Ted came to mind for many

You can always rely on a good father ted meme... #resigncameron pic.twitter.com/AbV9DPCpKR
—@HeySoutre

"That money was just resting in my account." #resigncameron pic.twitter.com/Xp9hcF52R3
—@peterkwilson

A tweet from Cameron's account from May 2015 about doing the right thing and paying your taxes started being passed around, prompting a scathingFrank Underwood reaction GIF from the account for the Netflix show House of Cards.

.@David_Cameron pic.twitter.com/BrgljZmAHu
—@HouseofCards

Amid the calls for Cameron's resignation were some hilariously creative oaths against the prime minister posted using the hashtag#CurseDavidCameron.

May all your biscuits be broken, your tea be weak and your milk at least a month old #CurseDavidCameron
—@notsoshouty

May you put your recycling bins out on the day for general waste collection. #CurseDavidCameron
—@brian_bilston

May your USB never go in the right way #cursedavidcameron
—@TechnicallyRon

May he go outside bare foot in the dark and stand on a slug.#CurseDavidCameron
—@Pandamoanimum

May all crisp packets you open have a highly unequal distribution of flavour. One really strong crisp, the rest plain. #CurseDavidCameron.
—@rascalblog

May this all end up getting forgotten within a couple of weeks, because I still want your legacy to be the pig thing. #cursedavidcameron
—@Scriblit

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Britons tweet #ResignCameron after Panama Papers admission

'May all your biscuits be broken,' reads a #CurseDavidCameron tweet

This parody Twitter account was among those drivingthe hashtag to trend

A scene from the British comedy Father Ted came to mind for many

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