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07th Jun 2017

Tory candidate must seriously regret asking question about Jeremy Corbyn

"Backfired" doesn't do it justice

Darragh Murphy

This is how not to end a political speech.

Conservative Party candidate Kris Hopkins did not enjoy much smooth sailing as he addressed potential voters at a hustings in Keighley in West Yorkshire on Monday evening.

The crowd gave Hopkins very little leeway as several of his policies were jeered by those in attendance while he attempted to convince them to vote for him in a six-way race for the Keighley seat.

With things not really going to plan for Hopkins, he dropped what he felt was the game-changer, the deal-breaker, the mic-dropper.

“Do you want Jeremy Corbyn to be your Prime Minister?”

It was a really, really, really bad idea (as you can see below) and he was forced to promptly exit stage right, having definitely lost the crowd.

Regardless of your political stance, we’re sure you will agree that this is objectively hilarious.