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Rishi Sunak’s Election Speech Drowned Out By Pouring British Rain & Protester Blasting D:Ream’s ‘Things Can Only Get Better’


Rishi Sunak's UK election announcement speech drowned out by British rain and a protester blasting D:Ream's 'Things Can Only Get Better.'

As the prime minister delivered his address to the nation, he was getting visibly drenched by a spring shower, while he had to fight to be heard over protests outside Downing Street. A member of the public was playing Things Can Only Get Better, a famous Tony Blair campaign song and likely reference to the fact that there could be a change of government in the UK after 14 years of Conservative rule. “Things can only get wetter,” joked Jessica Elgot, The Guardian’s deputy political editor.

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