‘Does Dishy Rishi do home delivery?’: Chancellor Sunak’s ‘Eat Out To Help Out’ £10 restaurant vouchers spark hilarious Twitter reaction as some raise eyebrows at a VERY saucy double meaning
- Chancellor Rishi Sunak today announced a £30bn plan to reboot the economy
- To encourage people to dine out, the government is offering a 50% discount
- Diners will receive a maximum of £10 per head discount during August
- However, Twitter users soon picked up on the hidden double ententre
Chancellor Rishi Sunak today announced his £30billion plan to reboot the British economy, including a free £10 meal voucher to everyone in the country to eat out.
But his ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme immediately raised eyebrows on Twitter, with users joking the slogan carries a somewhat cheeky hidden meaning.
The Chancellor’s scheme is designed to get the public out and eating and drinking in bars, cafes, restaurants and pubs.
During August, there will be 50 per cent discount for all meals in participating outlets between Monday and Wednesday during the month of August.
Each meal will be subsidised by a maximum of £10.
The Chancellor also announced temporary reductions in VAT in the hospitality industry as well as a temporary stamp duty cut.
While the scheme was welcomed by people in the industry, people on the internet were less reverent, with some even suggesting a hidden meaning behind the ‘eat out to help out’ phrase.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak today announced a £30bn plan to reboot the British economy, though some Twitter users have noticed an unintended double entendre with part of the plan
One Twitter user suggested Prince Andrew will be pleased with the Chancellor’s discount allowing him to enjoy a meal at Pizza Express
Others suggest eating out might not be a great plan if you have put on weight during lockdown
Some users on the internet used this meme featuring Carry On actor Kenneth Williams suggesting there was a hidden double entendre
Several members of the public saw the potentially rude meaning behind Mr Sunak’s offer
This person claimed the Chancellor might have stolen their Tinder dating profile name
One person suggested this Meg Ryan moment from When Harry Met Sally was appropriate
Dehenna Davison, Conservative MP for Bishop Auckland, also commented on the hashtag
This Twitter user thought the scheme might prove too successful leading to problems
This twitter user thought the campaign hashtag had been created by a Tory party intern
The fictional Malcolm Tucker was remarkably restrained in his reaction to the hashtag
Other users suggested the person who created the #eatouttohelpout hashtag could be in trouble due to the hidden double meaning
But this social media user was somewhat disappointed by Rishi Sunak’s meal offer
Maybe former England manager Roy Hodgson might avail of the Chancellor’s dinner offer
Another Twitter user thought the hidden meaning was quite amusing
This person predicted several Tinder dates at Nando’s to celebrate the Chancellor’s scheme
Another person on the internet expressed their appreciation for Mr Sunak’s announcement