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Former Southampton footballer Matt Le Tissier has bizarrely hinted that the government planned the 2020 lockdown to stop people going outside and enjoying the sunshine, as he bemoaned the current 'horrific' weather across the UK.
Le Tissier, 55, posted the controversial claim to his 650,000 followers on X on Tuesday morning.
He wrote: 'This year's weather so far has been horrific, wasn’t it lucky for the government that 4 years ago when they locked us down we had wall to wall sunshine for weeks on end. It’s almost like they planned it that way.'
His conspiracy theory immediately drew criticism on social media, before Le Tissier added in a separate post: 'The bots and trolls aren’t very good at reading are they?'
He continued: 'Do they understand what lucky and almost actually mean?'
Matt Le Tissier has bizarrely hinted that the government planned the 2020 lockdown for when the sun was shining
Boris Johnson (right) was Prime Minister back in 2020, while Rishi Sunak (left) is now in charge
Le Tissier then shared a post from a fellow X user that stated 'human weather modification is a fact' and called for people to 'keep an open mind' following the 'last 4 years of lies', as he added: 'This is my stance' with a finger pointing at the post.
The ex-Premier League forward - who also won eight caps for England - has been outspoken when it comes to conspiracy theories in recent years, particularly those concerning Covid-19.
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