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Nadhim Zahawi wore a badge with the letters "TL" on it and was immediately mocked.

While being interviewed by Sky News' Sophy Ridge this morning, the education minister wore the badge on his lapel as he fielded questions on a number of topics from the ongoing war in Ukraine to the government's plans for education.

He's worn the badge before, and when quizzed on it earlier this year on LBC he revealed "TL" stands for T-Levels - new courses which follow GCSEs offering students a mixture of classroom learning and “on-the-job” experience with an industry placement.

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Fair enough. But people had other ideas as to what the badge could stand for, like "Tory Liar", and he is being brutally mocked on social media:

Thanks \u2066@sophieraworth\u2069 for getting him to wear his Tory liar badge, this morningpic.twitter.com/ASom7EpAeU
— Baron Mazzashow \ud83d\udc99 (@Baron Mazzashow \ud83d\udc99) 1648371177

New badge? What does this one mean? Tory Liar?pic.twitter.com/zgUqLjEJpt
— Hugh Mussbejokin (@Hugh Mussbejokin) 1648373439

#SundayMorning At least they now wear Tory Liar badges to warn you. Meanwhile Sophie goes soft, doesn\u2019t interrupt or hold him to account for the worst cost of living crisis in a lifetime. pic.twitter.com/iqoFHJbqDv
— Tim Worrall (@Tim Worrall) 1648371540

Does that badge stand for Tory Liar? #ToryLiarpic.twitter.com/eRKhk8caxM
— Big Jock (@Big Jock) 1648370801

Good to see Cabinet Ministers come with a badge TL, which can only mean one thing - Tory Liar.pic.twitter.com/fBBkHCyujD
— Sir Peter Doe of the Vardo \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 #FBPA (@Sir Peter Doe of the Vardo \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 #FBPA) 1648371448

I see Zahawi is wearing his Tory Liar lapel badge again.pic.twitter.com/x6VTPHC6Z7
— LadyFluffyOrca GBRLDM #FBPE#Boycottpalmoil \ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa (@LadyFluffyOrca GBRLDM #FBPE#Boycottpalmoil \ud83c\udf3b\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa) 1648370855

Oh dear. Aside from the badge incident, Zahawi tripped up when Ridge asked him about funding to education and defended his predecessor Gavin Williamson over being offered a knighthood.

Seems like Zahawi doesn't have the savviest advisers.

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