Rishi Sunak tweeted about going to the pub and everyone made the same point

John Plunkett. Updated June 23rd, 2020

Boris Johnson isn’t the only one excited about the pubs re-opening on 4 July. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is too. We know this because he went on Twitter to say so.

I can’t wait to get back to the pub…and I don’t even drink.

Good news for business today and glad we’ll all have a chance to enjoy the summer safely. #4thofJuly pic.twitter.com/6igrPpBu96

— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) June 23, 2020

And there was something about it that struck everyone as a little bit odd. Not the bit about not drinking – you don’t have to drink to go to the pub.

But the picture. Everything about the picture.

pubs don't sell kettles what kind of pub is this

— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) June 23, 2020

That is a shop.

— Matt Haig (@matthaig1) June 23, 2020

https://twitter.com/MarinaHyde/status/1275433781097357313?s=20

If you’ve not drunk beer out of a toaster you’ve never lived 😂

— Max Aremia (@MaxAremia) June 23, 2020

Rishi, I’ve got some news for you about that ‘pub’, mate. You might want to sit down for this.

— 🏳️‍🌈 Max 🏳️‍🌈 (@SpillerOfTea) June 23, 2020

pic.twitter.com/sVveYZNMqO

— DBM Motion Graphics (@madebydbm) June 23, 2020

Does he know what a pub is https://t.co/kAViBi84RN

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) June 23, 2020

Sajid Javid tried to join in but got his joke wrong.

I'll toast to that! https://t.co/wGpPhkBoX0

— Sajid Javid (@sajidjavid) June 23, 2020

Could have been worse, he could have been making a cup of Yorkshire Tea.