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Healey and Miliband ridiculed for Bangkok tuk tuk video ahead of tough Budget

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Wingate, S. (2026, October 15). Healey and Miliband ridiculed for Bangkok tuk tuk video ahead of tough Budget. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/john-healey-ed-miliband-budget-thai-andy-burnham-b1301086.html

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Andrew Griffith, the Tory shadow chancellor, criticized John Healey and Ed Miliband for posting an upbeat video of themselves riding in Bangkok's popular tuk-tuk vehicles and sampling local snacks during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings. Griffith accused Healey of "pretending to be an influencer" while the UK faces record-high borrowing costs, high fuel prices, and a youth unemployment crisis. The video shows Healey and Miliband comparing Thai street food to British favorites like scampi fries and pork scratchings. Earlier in his visit, Healey warned the public to prepare for a tough Budget set for October 28.

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“While both articles mention Healey's visit to Bangkok related to economic discussions, they describe different aspects of his trip: one focuses on his comments during an IMF meeting, and the other highlights a social media video incident involving him and Miliband.”

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Tory shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith accused Mr Healey of “pretending to be an influencer” in the Thai capital while the UK grapples with high prices and borrowing costs driven by global crises. asserted

UK → accuse → crises

The clip on social media, set to upbeat music, shows the two Cabinet ministers sampling local foods while riding the three-wheeled vehicle popular with tourists to Thailand. asserted

ministers → set → Thailand

Mr Griffith said on X: “Are they serious?! “We have record-high borrowing costs. asserted

We → say → costs

Fuel prices are through the roof, taxpayers are fleeing Britain, and we have a youth unemployment crisis. asserted

we → flee → crisis

“Meanwhile, the Chancellor is pretending to be an influencer…” asserted

Chancellor → pretend → ?

In the video, the pair say the Thai snacks are “better than scampi fries” and “arguably better than pork scratchings”. asserted

snacks → say → scratchings

Mr Miliband, in apparent reference to a famous photo of him with a bacon sandwich, jokes: “Eating on camera has not been my forte, John, but I’m going to have a go.” asserted

I → joke → go

Earlier, the Chancellor warned the public to be prepared for a tough Budget on October 28. asserted

Chancellor → warn → October

Speaking to the BBC from the IMF meeting, Mr Healey said: “It’s a tough time. asserted

It → speak → meeting

People can people can see the global economic conflicts, they know the pressure it’s putting on them, they understand it’s putting pressure on the Government.” asserted

it → see → Government

He also suggested Government departments may not be given extra cash to cover pay rises for doctors and nurses, saying: “Where we want to do things, we have to make sure that we can pay for them within the budgets that we’ve got and control spending.” uncertain

we → suggest → spending

Healey and Miliband ridiculed for Bangkok tuk tuk video ahead of tough Budget

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