The start of the general election campaign for Rishi Sunak has not been all smooth sailing. From the moment the prime minister announced the surprise snap election just over a week ago, he was hit with gaffes.
Right from the off, the sight of a soaking wet Sunak standing outside Downing Street probably didn’t make life easy for Tory campaign chiefs.
The next seven days saw the Conservatives accused of deliberately planted a Tory councillor to ask the prime minister a question during a speech; ridiculed after Sunak asked brewery workers in Wales if they were looking forward to Euro 2024 (which the Welsh national team failed to qualify for); and mocked by rival campaigns over footage of him trying to dribble a football.
And on Wednesday it was the turn of a woman standing behind Sunak to go viral over some unfortunate facial expressions as Sunak spoke.
While acknowledging that “life has been difficult”, Sunak went on to list a series of Conservative “successes” during a visit to Supacat, a manufacturing facility responsible for making armoured vehicles for the Ministry of Defence in Dunkeswell, Devon.
The first thing Keir Starmer must do when he gets into office is give the woman on the left a damehood and a complimentary castle. pic.twitter.com/k42TDsEfWA
— Miffy (@miffythegamer) May 29, 2024
He spoke about delivering the furlough scheme during the COVID pandemic and helping people pay for their energy bills as prices rocketed.
However, all eyes were on a woman standing just behind him, with many people on social media saying a series of facial expressions being in response to Sunak’s comments.
People posting on X demanded the woman be given a damehood after the election, while one person said “she eyerolls for the nation”.
We are all her at this point
— Li Bruno-Clarke (@lbruno) May 29, 2024
She is NOT happy! 🤣🤣🤣. Sunak looks totally wrecked as well . Guess he didn’t sleep on the sleeper ! 🤣
— Cymrawes. 🐟 Re-VENGER. (@cymrawes) May 29, 2024
They just had to find 4 women to stand behind him & just look interested, not impressed even, & they got it at least 25% wrong!🤣
— David Larkin (@CrowBrief) May 29, 2024
She eyerolls for the nation. I really want to like the guy, but every time he says anything or appears in a photo opportunity I just cringe and want to look away.
— Peter Keen (@PK054) May 29, 2024
Sunak is doing a press call at a factory in Devon, but who is this young lady in black ? 👏 👏
Through his entire speech her facial and body expressions said it all 😂 @carolvorders pic.twitter.com/DP1OW81QnY
— Cllr Andrew Morgan OBE (@AndrewMorganRCT) May 29, 2024
It wasn’t just the woman who people were focusing on.
Additional footage posted online showed a concerned looking man looking over at the woman before walking into the camera shot, placing himself in a position that blocked her from view.
The incident was also noticed by the Larry the Cat Twitter (X) account, who shared it to their 800,000 followers, saying: “A warning for anyone standing in the background while Sunak pleads for people to vote for him – if you don’t look enthusiastic about what he’s saying someone on his team will get a text telling them to block you from view…”
A warning for anyone standing in the background while Sunak pleads for people to vote for him – if you don’t look enthusiastic about what he’s saying someone on his team will get a text telling them to block you from view…pic.twitter.com/nELrlOocPi
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) May 30, 2024
Some reports have speculated the man is a special adviser to the prime minster. Yahoo News UK has contacted the Conservative Party to ask if the man in question is employed by them.
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