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Rishi Sunak Isn't A Man Of The People – He's Just Like The Rest Of Them

On the morning of an incredibly fraught political day during lockdown the Chancellor Rishi Sunak tweeted: “It’s the good news we have all been waiting for,” and linked to an article about the reopening of 54 Nando’s across the country.

The replies were quick and angry and almost instantly he was met with derision.

Adam Kay, a former junior doctor, tweeted: “If this isn’t a vaccine, an efficacious treatment or a principled stand from the cabinet against Dominic Cummings then I suspect you’ve read the room desperately wrong here.”

One account, who was part of the cohort of new starters that were ineligible for the furlough scheme, replied: “Some of us have more concerning issues in our lives, Rishi. Like how to put food on the table & pay basic bills this month, after having £0 to very little income since March.”

Referencing the ongoing scandal involving Dominic Cummings another Twitter user jokingly replied: “Hi Rishi, will the Nando’s in Durham be reopening and if it is can I drive to it from my home in London to feed my child.” The tweet received more likes than the original.

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At a time when the UK has the highest daily death rate in the world and the government is struggling to restore public faith in lockdown, it is an ill-judged time to tweet about something as trivial as Nando’s and frame it as good news.

It is a particularly bad look if you are at one of the highest posts of government and have had a hand in crafting the more serious measures.

71% of the public are outraged that Dominic Cummings broke the rules without repercussions; they want him to resign and they want a government that practises what it preaches.

People have endured...

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