House of Commons and Lord President of the United Kingdom Penny Mordaunt
Commons leader Penny Mordaunt’s latest post on social media has gone viral over its poor optics.
In a post promoting her meeting with the Bank of England today, Mordaunt said she was able to “view the first banknotes with HM The King’s portrait”.
“The new notes will be introduced gradually to replace those that are worn.”
The accompanied image shows Mordaunt with two giant bank notes for £10 and £20.
The notes are so large actually, her entire torso is covered.
Met with @bankofengland today to view the first banknotes with HM The King’s portrait. The new notes will be introduced gradually to replace those that are worn. pic.twitter.com/DyEDzFftCk
In just over two hours, it had accumulated 450,000 views on X (formerly Twitter).
The photo was definitely a curious choice considering inflation actually fell to a three-year low today, dropping back to 2.3% – pretty close to the Bank of England’s actual target.
The government has been promoting this decline all day, saying it is proof the Conservatives’ “plan is working”.
Understandably, plenty of people started pointing out this pretty obvious flaw with Mordaunt’s image on social media – and Liberal Democrat MP Alistair Carmichael even joked, “so much for stopping inflation”.
A lot of people are saying that “They’re too big, they won’t fit in my wallet”. However, they forget that Ms Mordaunt is far away. https://t.co/7676JfsFky
— Alistair Coleman (@alistaircoleman) May 22, 2024
This is not Mordaunt’s first viral gaffe. During October Conservative Party conference, she made a speech where she repeatedly said, “Stand up and fight.”
Unfortunately, it was not clear who or what the Tory members were supposed to be fighting.
«Я ВАС СПРАШИВАЮ, КТО ВЕРБОВАЛ ВАЗ, ЗЕЛЕНСКОГО?!» Записки Мессии по технике безопасности.
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