THE Tories have been mocked after KFC responded to an embarrassing meme of Jeremy Corbyn dressed as a chicken.
In a dig at Corbyn's decision to block a General Election, the Prime Minister branded the Labour leader a "gigantic chlorinated chicken" in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
Corbyn was decked up in a yellow chicken outfit in a super-imposed image which the official Tory Party Twitter account tweeted today.
The chicken chain was tagged in the Tweet, saying: "Hey @KFC_UKI, we’ve found an even bigger chicken than you."
A caption in the corner of the image reads "JFC", in reference to food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), with the tagline "totally spineless chicken".
Hey @KFC_UKI, we’ve found an even bigger chicken than you. pic.twitter.com/9gBVe0p06a
— Conservatives (@Conservatives) September 6, 2019
But KFC hit back, saying: "This is KFC not LBC don’t @ me."
This is KFC not LBC don’t @ me. https://t.co/VOfnH5kb11
— KFC UK & Ireland (@KFC_UKI) September 6, 2019
Former Conservative Alistair Burt, who had the whip removed this week for defying the Government over plans to block a no-deal Brexit, was one of many to criticise the post.
"Please stop this stuff," he tweeted. "We are better than this."
Please stop this stuff. We are better than this. https://t.co/o2dBltO2bP
— Alistair Burt (@AlistairBurtUK) September 6, 2019
However Conservative Party chairman James Cleverly encouraged the advert.
"Thinking about what to have for lunch," he tweeted sharing the image. "Large bucket of boneless (certainly spineless) JFC (Jeremy's Frightened & Chicken) perhaps."
Thinking about what to have for lunch.
— James Cleverly MP (@JamesCleverly) September 6, 2019
Large bucket of boneless (certainly spineless) JFC (Jeremy’s Frightened & Chicken) perhaps. pic.twitter.com/37t2GKmVOI
In response, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, who co-chaired the Conservatives between 2010-12, tweeted: "This James is silly playground behaviour. We are in the middle of a national crisis and this is our response. How can grown men reduce themselves to this level of silliness. What has become of this great party of ours."
This James is silly playground behaviour.
— Sayeeda Warsi (@SayeedaWarsi) September 6, 2019
We are in the middle of a national crisis and this is our response.🤦🏽♀️
How can grown men reduce themselves to this level of silliness. What has become of this great Party of ours😢 https://t.co/89aStqWjbq
Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said the Tories are "distracting from their chaotic leadership and lack of mandate with bad policies and even worse jokes".
"The problems facing this country are serious and a competent government would be acting not distracting," the Labour MP added.
From chicken boxes to chicken memes the Tories are distracting from their chaotic leadership and lack of mandate with bad policies and even worse jokes.
— Diane Abbott (@HackneyAbbott) September 6, 2019
The problems facing this country are serious and a competent government would be acting not distracting. https://t.co/ewD0oTd8ud
Some also thought the party had misunderstood how KFC works by claiming "we've found an even bigger chicken than you".
"They think KFC is a chicken," tweeted @Zafarcakes.
They think KFC is a chicken.. https://t.co/dPJQgAPG5N
— ʙɪʟᴀʟ ᴢᴀꜰᴀʀ (@Zafarcakes) September 6, 2019
Inspiration from Johnson's chicken jibe was also taken by The Sun earlier this week.
The Sun edited an image of Corbyn's face onto a bird for their front page on Thursday, accompanied by the headline: "Is THIS the most dangerous chicken in Britain."
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