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The Tories leaked a Labour ‘WhatsApp’ about Rachel Reeves’ budget cuts and the level of self-awareness was simply off the scale bad
It was spring statement day on Wednesday when Rachel Reeves was expected to announce further budget cuts in a bid to balance the books.
It remains to be seen (at the time of writing) what shape these would take, but the Conservative Party saw the opportunity for a bit of hilarious banter ahead of time by leading a Labour ‘WhatsApp’ chat about the difficult decisions being taken.
And we mention it for various reasons but first off, the thing itself. Brace yourselves, seriously.
BREAKING: We got added to Rachel Reeves’ emergency budget WhatsApp chat pic.twitter.com/L7do5aNCg2
— Conservatives (@Conservatives) March 26, 2025
And just in case it’s tricky to read in full …
And it prompted a whole range of responses, one of which was to point out it really wasn’t very good.
This is devastatingly bad comedy writing. Extraordinary. https://t.co/p1Uq7LCSjJ
— Adam Kay (@amateuradam) March 26, 2025
I’m not being funny guys, but this is one of the worst attempts at ‘banter’ I’ve ever seen.
Seriously, get some better people to do your socials.
You’ve taken cringe to new heights this morning, and I’ve seen that lady singing about Teslas.
— Don McGowan (@donmcgowan) March 26, 2025
Another was to hightlight the blatant classism.
“Anyone seen my vape”. And the Tories wonder why Red Wall Britain turned on them. https://t.co/wEco0M2EKd
— (((Dan Hodges))) (@DPJHodges) March 26, 2025
This just isn’t funny…. the Angela Rayner stuff it just a bit classist
— The Liberal Dream (@theliberaldream) March 26, 2025
But mostly it was about the level of self-awareness on display here, which was frankly record-breaking. And not in a good way.
Oh you managed to find these WhatsApps then?
Perhaps you could get Spaffer’s and Sunak’s, you know when they murdered all those people?
— Jake (@ToryWipeout) March 26, 2025
Conservatives once again proving that they have the political ability of 5 year old’s.
Amazing how no-one could use WhatsApp and retrieve messages when you were in Government though
— dave lawrence (@dave43law) March 26, 2025
Oh! So you CAN find WhatsApp messages now?
— AJ (@andjamwar) March 26, 2025
Convenient that you’re forgetting about the various WhatsApp related faux pas’ the Tories have had.
Scum
— Jonny (@J1996_x) March 26, 2025
To conclude …
This is literal slop. Pathetic.
— SL (@Steve_Laws_) March 26, 2025
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