Rishi ridiculed for using ‘geezer’ accent during visit to Essex
Rishi Sunak was slammed for his ‘mockney’ accent as he tried to sound like a ‘geezer’ on his trip to Essex.
People were left cringing at his poor attempt at an Essex accent as he addressed crowds in Chelmsford.
The Prime Minister wasn’t having a good morning as he was heckled as he was accompanied by Suella Braverman on a walkaround tour, and a member of the public shouted: ‘Allow migrants into our country.’
She also told the pair to ‘go away’ and said ‘we don’t want you here.’
Alex Andreou posted online and said: ‘Sunak’s mockney is the most hilariously inauthentic thing I’ve ever seen.’
John Small said: ‘I honestly thought the bottom of the barrel would look different. But here we are.’
Tim Haines said: ‘Strong “Mark calling the plumber “mate” in Peep Show” vibes’
Catherine Norton said: ‘Half expected an “Oi oi!” in homage to Ian Dury. What a strange little man he is.’
Speaking about Rishi’s presentation techniques John Chambers said: ‘It’s a cross between an enthusiastic 6th former giving a presentation and a desperate TV children’s presenter.’
He joins the list of politicians who have tried different accents and been left as laughing stocks.
David Cameron attempted a Scottish accent during a speech in Edinburgh in 2016 with predictably cringe-worthy results.
Cameron is a serial offender when it comes to bad accents, and there have also been attempts at German, Australian and he even tried a bit of a Yorkshire twang.
No surprise that Boris Johnson – Eton educated – tried during his time as Mayor of London Boris Johnson to attempt an American accent, but it was equally as bad as Cameron’s attempts.
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