Rishi Sunak puzzles Twitter by saying he can’t wait to get back to pub – by giving thumbs up to hardware store

Surreal post mocked, but not everyone's laughing: 'My dad will never go to a pub again because of multiple government failures,' writes one person, 'this self congratulatory tone is sickening'

The chancellor has been widely mocked after a social media post saying he couldn’t wait to get back to the pub following theThe sticking point? An accompanying picture appeared to show him giving a cheery thumbs up to hardware shop.“I don’t drink either,” replied one user. “But I know my pub from my kitchen appliance store.”“Rishi, old sausage,” said another, “you seem to be giving a thumbs up to a window full of kettles.

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