Stormzy Called Theresa May A Paigon And Confused U.K. Politics Twitter

Stormzy called Theresa May a paigon as part of his acceptance speech while with Jeremy Corbyn 😯😂 #GQMenOfTheYear

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— Fresh Ego Kid (@FRESHEGOKIDLTD) September 5, 2017

Stormzy was at the British GQ Awards in London on Tuesday night, September 5, where he picked up a prize from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. During his acceptance speech Stormzy thanked Corbyn and said "I do want to use this to say Theresa May is a paigon and you know what we're doing right now. It's awkward when I saw that, innit?"

However, in a now deleted tweet, Tony Blair's former spokesman Alastair Campbell quoted the MC as having called the U.K. Prime Minister a "pig." This led to some confusion among political journalists online.

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Jury out on this one. People in room sat pig, twitter says pagan? @tara_mulholland @samjustsamyeah https://t.co/2heAKmrly6
— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) September 5, 2017

News just in from #GQMenOfTheYear party: apparently Stormzy called Theresa May a pagan - not a pig. Grime term for 🐍
— Katy Balls (@katyballs) September 5, 2017

However, Twitter was on hand to correct him and anyone else whose slang needed updating.

Lol Stormzy referred to TM as a paigon and the usual suspects have managed to translate that to pig? 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/qLWQzvdlxd
— Naomi 🐝 (@naomiLDNN) September 5, 2017

Imagine mishearing something and then tweeting it relentlessly?! Stormzy didn't call Theresa May a pig. He called her a pagan. #GQAwards
— Kelechi Okafor (@kelechnekoff) September 5, 2017

A paigon is simply a term for someone who you don't like or a 'snake'.
— Dee 🇳🇬 (@DeeLegz_) September 6, 2017

I'm still to see the problem even if Stormzy had called May a pig. He clearly said pagan, but either seems applicable. pic.twitter.com/qHYqjpg1ng
— Alfreda Pennyworth (@KweenOfThrones) September 5, 2017

'Theresa May is a Pagan' - Stormzy 2017
— Harry (@HammyZizzle) September 6, 2017

Apols for tweeting last night Stormzy called May a pig. Seems it was 'paigon'. Good to learn new words
— Alastair Campbell (@campbellclaret) September 6, 2017

Stormzy Called Theresa May A Paigon And Confused U.K. Politics Twitter

The grime MC was critical of Britain’s Prime Minister during a speech at the GQ Awards.

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