Boris Johnson faces ridicule after looking confused about the location of his campaign in the North East of England.
In a deleted tweet, the prime minister called on his followers to vote for a Conservative in Thursday’s local election and said he was in Teesside, where the Conservatives are “providing a massive investment program as part of our UK-wide equalization plan”.
Many on Twitter were quick to point out that the prime minister is in Whitley Bay, which is in North Tyneside, not Teeside, about 40 miles away.
Alan Campbell, a Tainmouth MP and main opposition whip, retweeted the post, saying: “The prime minister believes he campaigned in Teeside. In fact, he was in Whitley Bay North Tyneside. He doesn’t care where he is or what he says. He doesn’t really care who he meets or what he cares about. Vote for Labor on Thursday. “
The prime minister believes he campaigned in Teeside. In fact, he was in Whitley Bay North Tyneside. He doesn’t care where he is or what he says. He doesn’t really care who he meets or what he cares about. Vote for Labor on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/B5UOdK1yen
– Alan Campbell, Member of Parliament (@alancampbellmp) 2 May 2022
Angela Raynor, an MP from Ashton-under-Lyne, who wrote to Boris Johnson calling for answers after announcing that the Sexist of the Year award was given at Christmas Party 10, tweeted her shock at the mistake: “Em … How to say this …? This is not Teesside.
Bridget Phillipson, an MP from Houghton and Sunderland South, shared her disappointment at the Prime Minister’s lack of knowledge of the Northeast: “Teeside, Tyneside, after all, for him. He doesn’t even know where he is. Britain deserves better. Vote for Labor on Thursday. “
Residents of both Teesside and Tyneside also expressed concern that the prime minister did not seem to know in which part of the country he was campaigning, but still sought to encourage voters in those areas to vote for conservatives on Thursday.
“Tell me we’re the forgotten north without telling me we’re the forgotten north,” a Twitter post said, while another user said that although the Conservatives deleted the tweet and posted another “northeast” instead of Teesside, “it’s time. a lot of time in politics when you think Whitley Bay is in Teeside. ”
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