Excruciating moment RAT scurries behind councillor during Christmas message – as locals blast ‘HOW didn’t they spot it?’
SHOCKING footage has captured the moment a ‘rat’ scurried behind a councillor as he read out a Christmas message.
Cllr Paul Osborn of Harrow Council in London was recording a festive greeting when an unwelcome guest made an appearance.
The councillor was standing in front of a Christmas tree and was oblivious to what many thought was a rodent running behind on a ledge.
Cllr Osborn said: “Merry Christmas to everyone at Harrow Council.”
Viewers were left stunned that no one on the council’s team had spotted the intruder in the background before posting the video.
The footage has since gone viral on social media with Twitter users weighing in with their opinions.
One wrote: “How did no one in harrow council spot the rat running in the background.”
Another said: “Must be why the pest control team aren’t in the video message.”
A third wrote: “That’s a Councillor..not a rat..”
“LOL, thats funny. I had to slow the video down to realise its a hat,” said another social media user.
The rest of the video showed a number of different workers who provide valuable public services to the area.
Recycling teams, the food waste crew and street cleansing staff all featured in the video.
The parks team, gritting crew and arts centre workers also made an appearance.
It comes after rats the size of cats were captured causing mayhem in an Asda.
The monster vermin have been filmed scuttling down the aisles to the horror of onlookers.
Sources claimed the “infestation” had been caused by “cutbacks” at the store.
Footage of two huge rats running around Asda’s branch in Horwich near Bolton, Lancs, last Sunday was shared with The Sun.
In one film, staff spotted a rat diving under shelves and threw a caution cleaning sign towards it, forcing the vermin to make a run for it.
A brave worker then tried to scoop up the animal with makeshift paddles.
A second film showed a rat running across the store, with terrified staff in pursuit.
It follows these huge rats that were filmed crawling over fresh pastries in Sainsbury’s as the supermarket vowed to investigate.
Meanwhile, a supermarket was slapped with a £78,000 fine after hygiene inspectors discovered it was full of rotting dead rats.
And this is the horrific moment a shopper spots a giant rat climbing up the shelves in an Aldi supermarket.