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‘Tour de Farce’: Sunak’s farcical police escort gets thoroughly lampooned

The security measures surrounding the Prime Minister’s convoy took a form that would make most dictators blush this week.

A video uploaded to social media showed more than 30 police officers either cycling or running in front, alongside or behind Rishi Sunak’s car and security detail as it makes its way through central London.

One officer on a bicycle physically shoves a member of the public off the road while shouting: “Out the way! Out the way, please!”.

Needless to say, the farcical show was immediately lampooned by people online.

We’ve rounded up the best of the reaction below:

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.

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