Missing: Theresa May dodged the TV debate
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Robin de Peyer1 June 2017
The Prime Minister came under fire from an unlikely source - as well as her usual political opponents - for missing last night’s TV debate.
Theresa May was accused by her rivals of “running away” from the debate as she sent Home Secretary Amber Rudd to appear in her place.
But she was also trolled by a less likely culprit: the official Twitter account of Netflix’s hit US political drama House of Cards.
The account posted: “@theresa_may They respect you more when you show strength. Or show up”, along with a GIF of star Kevin Spacey walking into the US Senate.
Supporters of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn praised the trolling, sending ‘burn’ emojis in response to the message.
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Other people mocked Theresa May with their own tweets.
