To raise money for the Royal British Legion's (RBL) annual poppy appeal,?Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak joined Army members and civil servant Stephen le Roux.?
Several videos of Rishi Sunak's surprise appearance are going viral.
On Thursday, Mr. Sunak arrived at the location at 8 a.m. He was seen chatting with members of the public and holding a plate full of poppies during his brief appearance.
"Good to see the Prime Minister, @RishiSunak, selling poppies for @PoppyLegion at Westminster tube station on my way into work this morning." MP Andrew Stephenson wrote on Twitter.
On Twitter, someone else posted a video of someone purchasing poppies from Rishi Sunak with the comment,
"I bought my poppy from Rishi and asked for a receipt." RBL said they were "grateful to the PM for generously giving up his time to collect with us during the morning rush hour."?
According to the Telegraph, numerous people were eager to express how surprised they were by the prime minister's appearance. According to the BBC, the Royal British Legion hopes to raise one million pounds annually on London Poppy Day.?
"EastEnders star Shane Ritchie has also recorded announcements encouraging people to donate, which will be played out across the London transport network," reported the news outlet.
The Independent cited Mr. Lewis, an operations and data analyst, saying he paid 5 pounds for a poppy from Sunak.
"I didn't expect to meet the chap," he said.
"I went to buy my ticket at Westminster Station, and he was there selling poppies with the military men and women."
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