Sir Keir Starmer has been ridiculed online after he posted a video of him booting a football through Downing Street ahead of England‘s World Cup clash with Mexico.
The Prime Minister, who has just days left in No.10 following his resignation last month, shared the clip on his X account alongside three England flags.
At the end of the video, he can be seen kicking the ball towards the camera as the soundtrack ‘A Little Less Conversation’ by Elvis Presley plays in the background.
But social media users were quick to point out that it is Sir Keir who is on the brink of being booted out of office.
Sir Keir, who conceded he is not the best person to lead Labour into the next general election, will step down as PM on July 20 – the day after the World Cup final.
Reacting to his ‘cringe’ video, one person posted on X: ‘You’ve already scored an own goal, so just pack your bags and FO.’
Another added: ‘Your videos get more and more cringe. #Useless.’
Sir Keir Starmer has been ridiculed online after he posted a video of him booting a football through Downing Street ahead of England’s World Cup clash with Mexico
The football can be seen rolling past Larry the cat in the video shared to the PM’s X account
The video begins with a security guard picking up a football and kicking it through the doors of No.10
‘Well the song is on point, maybe if you acted in the way we pay you to people might actually respect you,’ a third quipped.
A fourth added: ‘You can’t even support the country. Nevermind football.’
The video begins with a security guard picking up a football and kicking it through the doors of No.10.
It then passes Larry the cat and Sir Keir, who is speaking into a microphone before rolling down the stairs and landing in the garden.
The Prime Minister stops the ball with his foot – before he kicks it towards the camera.
The clip was posted in support of the Three Lions, who will kick-off their last-16 tie with Mexico at 1am tonight inside the imposing Azteca Stadium.
There was talk the match could be moved forward six hours due to the threat of thunderstorms – but FIFA has reverted back to the original start time.
Officials in Mexico City are now bracing themselves for what may be an incredibly challenging day, with more than a million people expected on the streets.
The ridicule of Sir Keir comes after he received a similar backlash for posting about England’s win over the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday.
Seemingly hoping to use the celebrations to claw back some affection, the Prime Minister wrote: ‘It might actually be coming home,’ accompanied by an England flag.
But one user turned the phrase back on the Prime Minister, jibing: ‘It’s coming home, and you are going home – BYE!’
Someone else wrote: ‘If “it” is your P45 then yes, you are correct. Possibly for the first time in your caretaker PM stint. Hurrah!’
Another said: ‘It’ll only come home if you resign immediately. Do something right at least once in your time as PM, Starmer.’
Barrie Poetan pegged Starmer as a bad omen, writing: ‘Well that’s killed off any chance.’
A user named Finch was trying to figure out who has performed worse – ‘Madueke on right wing or you [Starmer] as PM’.
One user stuck the boot into the outgoing PM, joking: ‘Whose home? Andy Burnham’s new pad in Downing Street?’
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