Twitter is calling BS on Theresa May for claiming her shoes got someone into politics DATE: 2024-09-21 03:33:24
It's the final countdown to the UK's snap General Election. So, naturally, politicians are out in force, attempting to convince the general public to vote for them.Prime Minister Theresa May appeared on BBC's The One Showon Tuesday evening and claimed that her shoes inspired someone to get into politics. And, suffice it to say, viewers were not convinced.
SEE ALSO:How a pair of leather trousers reduced the government into a bunch of 'Mean Girls'May said that around four or five years ago, she was talking to a young woman in the lift in the House of Commons."I said 'ooh nice pair of shoes' and she said 'ooh I like your shoes,' and then she looked at me and said 'your shoes got me involved in politics,'"said May.
Viewers hit Twitter to express their skepticism over May's anecdote, with many people stating that the interaction never happened.
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One person tweeted a pic of a betting slip stating "didn't happen".
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Many people cast doubt on the woman's very existence at all.
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A local government councillor expressed her anger at May's claims and shared her reasons for getting into politics.
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Of course, Piers Morgan had something to say on the matter.
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Others were just plain annoyed by her remarks, however.
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To the young woman in the lift: if you're out there, make yourself known immediately.
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