Rishi Sunak Gets A Geography Lesson After Making Unfortunate Social Media Blunder

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PM Rishi Sunak speaks during a 'PM Connect' event at the Currys Repair Centre in Coddington, eastern England on October 9, 2023.marked his visit to a Currys distribution centre with a social media post on Monday – only to make a rather unfortunate error in his caption.

But, Sunak broke this informal tradition to speak to staff at Currys’ national distribution centre this week – and then celebrated the occasion on social media.), the PM wrote: “Enjoyed chatting with @currys staff in Nottingham about the long-term decisions I’m taking to build a brighter future. Even the community notes – added by other users – on his X post read: ”Sunak did not visit Nottingham, he went to Coddington.”

It may only have been moments away by helicopter, but Rishi Sunak was NOT in Nottingham. He was in a Currys establishment in Newark, some 38 minutes' drive away.

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