SHOWING how out of touch she is with your average voter comes naturally to the Prime Minister.
When pressed, running through fields of wheat as a child was the "naughtiest" thing she's ever done – tell that to the innocent victims of her "hostile environment" policy – and the less said about her attempts to play pool the better.
READ MORE: Watch and try not to cringe as Theresa May plays pool
Her latest attempt to fit in with commoners saw her use the catchphrase of a well-known TV ad... a full 10 years after everyone else was quoting "simples".
We wouldn't be surprised if Compare the Market drop Aleksandr and Sergei and concoct a completely different marketing campaign now. Kind of like when everyone ditched Facebook when they saw their parents signing up to it.
"Simples!" Theresa May channels the meerkats in her Commons response to Ian Blackford... pic.twitter.com/nf7Lh7DBLt
— Hugo Gye (@HugoGye) February 26, 2019
Below are the best Twitter responses to the Prime Minister's latest cringefest.
1.
The Prime Minister: ''He should vote for the deal...SIMPLES.'' pic.twitter.com/AaL85LwXr5
— Kirsty Strickland (@KirstyStricklan) February 26, 2019
2.
I am Meerkat May, leader of the UK.
— Martin Shapland (@MShapland) February 26, 2019
I compare deals for a living. I can give you a bad deal or no deal.
Bad Russian accent is because of Putin funding of leave vote.
Simples. pic.twitter.com/LQsHyIrAAV
3.
#Simples exits the vocabulary immediately. pic.twitter.com/sxDE8tvWNs
— Shane Morgan (@MrShaneMorgan) February 26, 2019
4.
https://t.co/lwIARQ2wO6 is going to be registered soon no doubt #simples
— tweetSP0RT (@tweetSP0RT) February 26, 2019
5.
TM: “...Simples”
— Moon Unit (@Moon___Unit) February 26, 2019
ME: “WTF did she just say?”...
ME: “Wait. Isn’t Alexander the Meerkat RUSSIAN...?!!!??!”
ME: pic.twitter.com/z3NIR1NOSP
6.
We welcome the Prime Minister’s commitment to keeping life Simples. Whilst we are not experts on her deal, we are preparing a new deal on energy bills which we will be putting to the people in the near future. #Simples
— Compare The Market (@comparethemkt) February 26, 2019
7.
The PM just used the word 'simples'. kill me now
— Winona Stryder (@WinonaStryder) February 26, 2019
8.
#simples country paralysed by #Brexit uncertainty and divisions and the PM quotes a meerkat. This is our leader folks pic.twitter.com/h1i6Zjq20A
— sarah rushton (@rushton_sarah) February 26, 2019
9.
Theresa May proves how in touch with today’s popular media by quoting the catchphrase of an insurance advert from about a decade ago. “Simples”
— Mikey Smith (@mikeysmith) February 26, 2019
10.
Compare the meerkat dot com, compare the EU single market dot com. simples. https://t.co/rmHjyHOsmO
— Hanna Ines Flint (@HannaFlint) February 26, 2019
11.
First it was David Cameron with, “calm down dear” now Theresa May with, “simples”.
— Graham Love (@GLove39) February 26, 2019
Why do Tory PMs love car insurance adverts so much?
12.
Zany Theresa May has Parliament in stitches after deploying the phrases “Simples”, “Not!” and “Whassssaaap!” during a Brexit debate pic.twitter.com/eS7LGBluNf
— Fake Showbiz News (@FakeShowbizNews) February 26, 2019
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