Election 2015
Burger Tweet backfires for Osborne
Ahead of the June 2013 Spending Review, chancellor George Osborne tweeted the above picture of himself “putting the finishing touches” to his speech whilst enjoying a burger and fries.
However, this ‘man of the people’ publicity stunt backfired when it was revealed the burger was from upmarket chain Byron.
Osborne was mocked on Twitter for his ‘posh’ burger and the media lampooned him for spending almost £7 on the burger, when a similar meal from McDonald’s would’ve cost him £1.
The chancellor claimed he couldn’t go to McDonald’s because it didn’t deliver, but neither does Byron.
