Kemi Badenoch has been pictured flipping hashbrowns as she stopped in at the McDonald’s in Ruislip for a trip down memory lane.
The 46-year-old Conservative leader, who previously worked at McDonald’s as a teenager, was warned by staff that she was "too slow" after she temporarily swapped her role as leader of the opposition for fast-food chef.
The appearance comes amid a tumultuous moment for the Prime Minister, with Badenoch reiterating calls for Sir Keir Starmer to step down.
Preparing and serving up a sausage McMuffin, Badenoch seemed thrilled to be back in the fast-food kitchen as she beamed in front of a number of cameras.
Badenoch, who said she "became working class" when she got a job at McDonald’s, donned a name badge that read “leader of the opposition” as she served up the food.
“It's been 30 years since I last worked at McDonald's, but there are lots of good memories,” she said.
In a previous interview with The Times, she also revealed that her kids wished she had continued working at McDonald’s rather than entering politics.
Her latest stint comes as she launched a fresh attack on Sir Keir, suggesting that his party had “lost confidence” in him over the Lord Mandelson fallout.
Taking to social media earlier today, Badenoch wrote: “Starmer is now in office but not in power. No strong team. No strong organisation. No clear strategy.”
Speaking to reporters from McDonald's, she added that Sir Keir’s job was “untenable”.
In an interview with Sky News, the politician said: "I think that all that's happened is his MPs have given him a stay of execution because they are terrified of losing their own jobs.”
"His party leader in Scotland, who doesn't rely on Keir Starmer for his job, said the quiet bit out loud that the prime minister should resign.
"So it is only now a matter of when he goes, not if he goes. His position is clearly untenable, and I think that we need to acknowledge the fact that the country is not being governed. Nothing is happening."
Later in the interview, she also went on to attack Nigel Farage, arguing that Reform UK, which a large number of Tories have now defected to, doesn’t have an economic plan if it were to get into power.
The current political turmoil comes amid the Mandelson scandal, with Starmer coming under fire for appointing the peer as US ambassador.
After Mandelson’s connections to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein became evident, there were signs that Labour members were readying for a leadership contest.
Lord Mandelson has resigned from the Labour Party and stepped down from the House of Lords after a police investigation into his actions was launched. He has previously denied any wrongdoing.
Yesterday, Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, announced his resignation.
The PM has so far staved off calls to step down, saying: “After having fought so hard for the chance to change our country, I'm not prepared to walk away from my mandate and my responsibility to my country, or to plunge us into chaos as others have done.”
Following a cabinet meeting today that was said to be a “high noon” moment, Baroness Chapman said the moment of peril is over, and the cabinet has united behind the Labour leader.
