Boris Johnson who, just to remind you, is the designated leader of this fair country, has posted a video on Twitter in which he waves an actual packet of biscuits at the camera while grinning like a small child who has just found said packet of biscuits.
The slightly bizarre performance, posted on Wednesday, was part of the pitch for a beneficial trade deal between the UK and Australia and New Zealand, something he said would bring the countries “closer together than ever before”.
Geographical pedantry aside, the PM made a dramatic point of vaunting a number of things that make up an absolutely tiny amount of the UK economy.
He said: “Think of the potential which we have. I want a world in which we send you Marmite, you send us Vegemite.
“We send you Penguins and you send us, with reduced tariffs, these wonderful Arnott’s Tim Tams.
“How long can the British people be deprived of the opportunity to have Arnott’s Tim Tams at a reasonable price?”
The clip, posted at a time when crunch Brexit talks with the UK’s largest trading partner, the EU, are getting absolutely nowhere, raised more than a few eyebrows on social media.
The PM later also released a special New Zealand edition in which he, inevitably, mentions “orcs and hobbits”.
There was at least an attempt at serious diplomacy behind the videos – the government hopes trade agreements with the two Commonwealth countries will aid the coronavirus recovery by opening up new markets for businesses and creating jobs.
Johnson’s comments came after International Trade Secretary Liz Truss published the UK’s negotiating objectives with Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday.
But enough of the boring details, here are some more amusing tweets.