General Election campaign 'has gone too far' as man gets suspicious Tinder like

01 June 2024 , 10:56

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General Election campaign 'has gone too far' as man gets suspicious Tinder like

British politicians have hit the campaign trail in the lead-up to the 2024 general election – with the UK Labour Party quickly going viral for sharing memes on social media mocking their Conservative opponents.

But one Brit claimed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has taken his campaign a step too far after he received a suspicious like on a popular dating app.

Oliver, who posts on X under the username @Pyrrrhos, was left baffled when he got a notification from Tinder informing him he had a new admirer. The notification said: "Rishi just liked you! Act fast to see if they're a match."

PM Rishi Sunak recenly announced that the UK will be going to the polls for a General Election in July 2024 (Getty Images)

The lad then took to the social media app, which was formerly known as Twitter, joking the like was a new campaign tactic from the current occupier of 10 Downing Street. He quipped: "This campaign outreach has gone too far."

While it is far more likely to be someone with the same name, people online thought the quip was hilarious. It quickly racked up more than 36,000 likes as users rushed to the replies to make their own jokes about the situation.

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One user joked: "Bro will do anything for a vote." Another quipped: "Not another eat out to help out campaign, surely."

A third commented: "Rishi being kinda rushy." Meanwhile, a fourth wrote: "I actually feel sorry for any guy in the UK called Rishi now."

Rishi Sunak launched his General Election campaign a little under a week ago - but there has been no shortage of blunders.

Oliver joked that the Tinder like was a Conservative campaign move (stock image) (NurPhoto via Getty Images)

From being drenched outside No10 as he surprised the nation with an early vote, to drawing inevitable comparisons to a "sinking ship" as he visited Belfast's Titanic Quarter, the PM's campaign hasn't quite gone according to plan.

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With five weeks still to go until the country heads to the polls, Tory aides will be praying to avoid more PR slip-ups as they desperately attempt to narrow the gap with Keir Starmer's Labour. But the Mirror has taken a look at some of the best Tory gaffes so far.

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