George Osborne filmed firing machine gun Rambo-style on holiday in Vietnam
'After all these years, I finally have a front page in the Daily Mirror worth keeping,' responds the former chancellor
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Your support makes all the difference.Despite being sacked from the Cabinet by Theresa May last month, George Osborne seems to be having a blast on holiday in Vietnam – where he was filmed firing a Rambo-style machine gun.
In a video published by the Mirror, the former chancellor appears to fire a heavy gun at a shooting range in a former Viet Cong base near Ho Chi Minh City.
The footage of Mr Osborne shooting with his son has prompted some to liken the Conservative MP for Tatton to Sylvester Stallone's Rambo character.
According to the newspaper, the gun chosen by the politician is believed to be an M60 model used by US forces and featured in the famous Rambo film series about a disturbed Vietnam War veteran.
“After all these years, I finally have a front page in the Daily Mirror worth keeping,” Mr Osborne wrote on Twitter in reaction to the newspaper’s splash.
Tourists told the Mirror Mr Osborne “really let rip", adding: “We were all having a bit of a laugh about it – that he was aiming at a picture of Boris Johnson or Theresa May.”
Mr Osborne had served as chancellor since 2010 but was fired by Theresa May when she took office in July.
His choice of getaway differs greatly from that of the new Prime Minister who is spending two weeks walking in Switzerland.
The video was reportedly filmed when Mr Osborne visited the Cu Chi tunnels outside Vietnam’s largest city.
The Cu Chi tunnels part of a network of tunnels across the country where Viet Cong soldiers hid in during the 20-year war which ended in 1975.
Mr Osborne bought his ammunition for £1 a shot, according to the newspaper.
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