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The internet was flooded with memes after Boris Johnson ordered people to work from home - but urged them to attend Christmas parties.
Beleaguered Boris, who himself is under fire over alleged lockdown-breaking bashes at No 10, was widely ridiculed over his advice.
The Prime Minister, 57, was the subject of a flurry of hilarious mock-up pictures and graphics ribbing the apparently contrary guidance.
They included a mock-up of comedy legend Bob Mortimer on the panel show Would I Lie To You and of the PM wearing a hat.
Elsewhere the now-infamous slogans of the start of the pandemic were altered to feature the motto 'Go out, but stay in, stay safe at home, but go out, but don't'.
One joked they were selling tickets to the next Downing Street Christmas party.
There were a selection of memes that ridiculed the Prime Minister and his advice
Comedy hero Bob Mortimer was used in one of the memes mocking the Prime Minister
Another showed the PM with hands off the wheel of a car opening his month and thumbs-up
At a Downing St press conference last night the Prime Minister rejected the possibility of telling schools to send children home and cancel nativity plays or for office workers to scrap their festive dos because of creeping infection numbers.
It comes amid a doubling in Omicron Covid cases every two to three days that has seen the government push forward plans to implement restrictions across England from next week.
Just minutes before in his opening speech however, Mr Johnson set out the government's 'Plan B' to
