UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appears to have initiated his foreign Swadeshi movement to augment dependence on domestically produced food. However, given the way Brexit consequences are still plaguing UK households, it appears that the internet didn’t like it.
The UK PM faced criticism for urging people to “buy British,” stressing the importance of local goods. He further asked people not to be “reliant” on imported food. Comments have ranged from asserting that nothing is truly British to arguing that the nation whose national cuisine is Chicken Tikka Masala shouldn’t say this. Not ignoring the fact that some people are also cracking jokes about radish.
PM Sunak stated, “We shouldn’t be reliant on foreign food. Buy British.”
We shouldn’t be reliant on foreign food. Buy British.— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) June 18, 2024
A user retweeted Sunak, claiming that Brexit — which Sunak supported — has resulted in a shortage of British food. The user continued by claiming that Brexit-related border controls have impeded imports and that the Tories have damaged food production through poorly designed subsidies.
Where to bloody start? There isn't enough British food to buy because the crass, malformed, malignant clown-show of Brexit that you promoted, has undermined food production, courtesy of ill-thought out subsidies. Plus, brexit-driven border controls have stymied imports. https://t.co/OWFVKIy1kW— Jay Rayner (@jayrayner1) June 18, 2024
Commenting on the post, an Indian user said, “Jiska country ka national dish chicken Tikka masala ho… Woh kya khayega be….” (The one whose country’s national dish is Chicken Tikka Masala, what will he eat?)
Jiska country ka national dish chicken Tikka masala ho… Woh kya khayega be….— Vishal Desai (@vishaluponzero) June 19, 2024
Another user went on to label the UK PM as “Mahatma Rishi.”
Mahatma Rishi.— Kashif Raza (@simplykashif) June 18, 2024
“What is British? Much of what you possess is taken from around the world,” read another comment
What is British? Much of what you possess is taken from around the world.— Mr Sharma (@sharma_views) June 18, 2024
Some users questioned Sunak’s policies to execute the same.
Everybody dunking on this like “but I like my imported food” (I agree) and nobody commenting on the fact he’s been fucking prime minister for 2 years and is busy tweeting like he’s some powerless boomer dad on Facebook. Where’s your policy to encourage this been, mate? https://t.co/WsWtnsd01o— Godspeed You Black Tamperer (ft Maya) (@twlldun) June 18, 2024
According to a survey published by the London School of Economics (LSE) last year, British households have had to pay an incredible 7 billion pounds in additional costs due to trade obstacles on EU-sourced food imports since Brexit.
Due to adverse weather occurrences and Brexit regulations, several farmers in the UK have reported going out of business and experiencing food shortages in supermarkets.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) conducted its annual industry poll last month, and it found that an all-time high two-thirds of farmers either predicted a drop in their profitability or insolvency in the next 12 months as a result of an unprecedented “perfect storm.”
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