In the promotion, for what is being dubbed the 'Great British Rail Sale', the cabinet minister appears in a khaki coloured T-shirt and dark grey hoodie, talking to the camera in front of a green screen as lift music is played.
Grant Shapps is handed sunglasses to put on during the video
The backdrop then changes again to grass covered mountains and he is in front of the Lake District, which he describes as"the land of dancing daffodils", as he is handed a rucksack and binoculars, before being shown in London's West End holding shopping bags for a"bit of retail therapy".The green screen then starts buffering and shows images of the world and an astronaut followed by a standby screen.
Reacting to the video on social media, one Twitter user wrote:"Is this a pitch for the next series of The Apprentice? If so you're fired."
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