Rishi Sunak was drowned out by music as the embattled Prime Minister stood in the rain outside Downing Street to announce a July 4 snap General Election.
The PM had to speak up as detractors blasted Things Can Only Get Better by D’Ream – a song known to be loved by former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Things Can Only Get Better was often blasted at Labour Party events around the time Tony Blair stormed to Downing Street in 1997.
Sunak claimed the country was facing its “most challenging time since the Second World War” before lauding his accomplishments and calling for a General Election.
Some were quick to jump on social media and mock the PM for the embarrassing interruption, while others defended him, calling for action to be taken against those playing the music.
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One X user wrote: “I am not favouring any political party. BUT trying to listen to Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street with the obvious deliberate drowning out with loud Music is dispicable. WHERE ARE THE MET POLICE to stop it or has Sadiq Khan given them their instructions.”
Another echoed this sentiment, also calling for the police to intervene and blaming Labour for the music.
They wrote: “Doesn’t matter what we think of Rishi Sunak or the Tories, but it’s bloody disgusting for Labour to have Blair theme blasting away when Rishi Sunak was making his speech, why wasn’t the police stopping the music being played.”
Another asked Sunak directly: “Why the hell didn’t you stop your speech, tell Police/Security to stop the bloody music, and put some dignity back into the presentation.”
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Others, however, saw the funny side. Jessica Elgot, deputy political editor at The Guardian, shared an image of Sunak stood outside Downing Street soaking wet, with the caption “things can only get wetter”.
The announcement of the General Election came amid rife speculation, as Sunak refused to rule out the possibility of a snap election at Prime Minister’s Questions earlier in the day.
He said: “There is, Mr Speaker – spoiler alert – there is going to be a general election in the second half of this year.
“At that moment, the British people will in fact see the truth about the honourable gentleman opposite me (Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer).
“Because that will be the choice at the next election, Mr Speaker – a party that is not able to say to the country what they would do, a party that would put at risk our hard-earned economic stability, or the Conservatives that are delivering a secure future for our United Kingdom.”
