Frozen food companies are not known for their strong views on domestic politics.
But McCain Foods surprised social media users on Wednesday when a tweet from its official UK account criticised Theresa May during her speech to the Conservative Party conference.
The company quote tweeted a post by Guardian columnist Owen Jones, who reacted to Ms May’s entrance to Abba’s “Dancing Queen” by declaring the song is “ruined forever, RIP”.
McCain’s tweet added some commentary of its own.
“Human Rights, Europe, The NHS, Democracy, LGBTQ Rights, Corn Fields, ABBA,” said the post. “Theresa May really needs to stop ruining all the things I love.”
The post was quickly deleted but it had already been spotted by a number of social media users.
A spokesperson from McCain UK said: “This tweet was posted in error by a social media manager, and was not endorsed by McCain. It was immediately removed.”
The Conservative Party did not comment on the post.
