Rishi Sunak attempting to use a hammer becomes a viral meme

A video of Rishi Sunak attempting to use a hammer has become a viral meme on social media.

The prime minister visited a jewellery business operating in the Sunny Bank Mills complex in Farsley, Leeds.

After enjoying a cup of tea and speaking to business owners in the main gallery, he then took up a hammer to fashion some metal at the Emma White jewellery studio.

“It’s really exciting what’s happening in Leeds,” he said, adding “we’re big backers of Leeds” and that can be seen by the ” investment that’s gone into transport infrastructure”.

In 2021, it was announced that the eastern leg of HS2 to Leeds had been scrapped and a full high-speed east-west line linking Manchester to Leeds will no longer be built.

So not really hitting the nail on the head with that one, Rishi.

Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.