Rishi Sunak is not the first politician to share a staged picture of himself. But the response his tweeted image received has surely been the most furious so far. Standing in front of a giant bag of Yorkshire Tea, the Chancellor wrote: ‘Quick Budget prep break making tea for the team. Nothing like a good Yorkshire brew.’ Innocuous stuff, you might think. But not for the Twitter mob.
Quick Budget prep break making tea for the team. Nothing like a good Yorkshire brew. pic.twitter.com/zhoQM9Ksho— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) February 21, 2020
Incensed left-leaning keyboard warriors have vented their fury at the poor person running the Yorkshire Tea Twitter account for several days now. There have been calls for people to stop buying the brand as a result of its alleged connection with the Tories and the chai-drinking Chancellor.
‘That’s me boycotting this brand then.
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