‘Is she trying to channel Thatcher?’ Penny Mordaunt’s hair gets the meme treatment as BBC election debate viewers compare her to the former Prime Minister

Social media users have given Penny Mordaunt’s hair the meme treatment following the BBC election debate, with viewers comparing her to Margaret Thatcher.

The voters took over Tweet to draw comparisons between her close-cropped hair and the legendary’s signature hairstyle Conservative leader.

Others joked that the Tory The cabinet minister’s cropped hair looked inauthentically large and immovable.

While some tech-savvy debate watchers used their photoshop skills to edit the Leader of the House of Commons’ hair to make it comically large.

However, some social media users claimed Ms Mordaunt’s choice of hairstyle was a deliberate attempt to look more like ex-Tory leader Margaret Thatcher.

Tory MP Penny Mordaunt’s big head of blonde hair became the subject of dozens of memes

Some tech-savvy debate watchers used their Photoshop skills to edit the Leader of the House of Commons’ hair to become comically large

Columnist Ian Dunt wrote on Twitter/X: ‘She looks like she’s deliberately done a Thatcher to her hair.’

Journalism professor Eamonn O’Neill commented: ‘Margaret Thatcher has called and wants her hair back. #pennymourdant.’

Commentator Darren Grimes wrote: ‘Penny’s hair is very 70s Lady Thatcher!’.

Meanwhile, other social media users used their Photoshop skills to create hilarious memes about the Tory MP’s daring hairstyle in tonight’s debate.

While others drew comparisons to bizarre hairstyles from film and TV.

One social media user wrote: ‘Penny Mordaunt is scary, it’s growing as I watch. I’m not going to sleep tonight.’

One Twitter user wrote: ‘Let’s face it, the only part of Penny Mordaunt that ‘stands up and fights’ is her bloody hair.”

Despite the heated discussions during the debate, Angela Rayner (left) and Penny Mordaunt shook hands at the end

Another said: ‘I can’t stand Penny Mordor but her Raine Spencer hairdo is pretty epic.’

While another posted a meme from the 1987 Star Wars parody Spaceballs featuring star Rick Moranis in his comically oversized helmet, commenting: “Penny Mordaunt is going a little overboard with the hairspray tonight.”

During the debate, Ms. Mordaunt repeatedly engaged her main political rival, and onstage neighbor, Angela Rayner.

The two women fell out over the Conservatives’ controversial claim that a Labor government would add £2,000 to a family’s annual tax bill.

Ms Rayner, who was dressed in Labor Party red, criticized her Tory counterpart, saying the claims were “lies” as Ms Mordaunt plowed ahead before having to be stopped by presenter Mishal Husain.

But despite the heated exchanges during the debate, Ms Rayner shook hands with Ms Mordaunt at the end.

Elsewhere in the debate, Nigel Farage was filmed appearing to stretch his knees to warm up.

Meanwhile, social media users also took the opportunity with the label BBC the general election debate the ‘worst episode of the weakest link ever’.

The voters took over Tweet to make fun of the BBC studio London showed all seven political leaders standing next to pedestals that bear uncanny similarities to the popular BBC quiz show.

Voters joked on Twitter that the BBC’s London studio had all seven political leaders standing next to pedestals that bear uncanny similarities to the popular BBC quiz.

The showbiz setting provided the backdrop for the broadcasters’ most important political debate, less than a month before voters go to the polls on July 4.

Social media users called the BBC election debate the ‘worst episode of the weakest link ever’

The showbiz setting is the backdrop for the broadcaster’s most important political debate, in which Tory played a role Penny Mordaunt, Work‘s deputy Angela Rayner and reform leader Nigel Farage debate leading figures from the Liberal Democrats, SNPGreen Party and Plaid Cymru.

It’s the first multiparty debate less than a month before voters go to the polls on July 4.

BBC journalist Mishal Husain moderated the debate and is seen as the feisty presenter of the Weakest Link Anna Robinson.

The lights and backdrop around the participants also seemed to give the debate a quiz feel.

One social media user said: “Conservatives, you are the weakest link, goodbye.”

Another wrote: ‘So who’s the weakest link?’.

While another said: ‘This weakest link episode is just awful.’

In the original format, there are nine participants, who take turns answering general knowledge questions

The Weakest Link ran from 2000 to 2011 with presenter Anne Robinson

The quiz show was rebooted in 2022 with Romesh Ranganathan in the lead role

Another commented: ‘Is this the new weakest link studio?’

Meanwhile, another said: ‘I’m not sure about this reboot of The Weakest Link.’

The Weakest Link ran from 2000 to 2011 with host Anne Robinson, before being rebooted in 2022 with Romesh Ranganathan in the lead role.

In the original format, there are nine participants, who take turns answering general knowledge questions. Each round a contestant was voted out, with the host’s iconic final line being ‘You’re the weakest link goodbye’.

Earlier this week, ratings showed millions of Britons turned down Tuesday night’s first showdown between the Prime Minister and Sir Keir on primetime ITV.

The program was watched by an average of only 4.8 million viewers, with a peak of 5.2 million viewers.

This was less than the average audience of 6.7 million for the 2019 ITV debate between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn. general election.

A snap YouGov poll found that almost two-thirds of people who watched the clash between Mr Sunak and Sir Keir called it ‘frustrating’.

During the debate, both party leaders repeatedly spoke over each other in testy exchanges as ITV presenter Julie Etchingham struggled to keep them in check.