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People are calling for Rick Astley to be Prime Minister for a hilarious reason.

If you're sick of Brexit, the latest joke should put a smile on your face.

Astley is already one of the most popular memes of the internet, after 'Rickrolling' took off, which is a prank which sees the unexpected appearance of his music 1987 music video.

Meme's flying around social media say the '80s popstar to take over the job of Theresa May.

The reason for the hilarious suggestion is due to Astley's hit song with everlasting popularity, Never Gonna Give You Up.

Pictures posted on Facebook show Astley with a list of 'he will never' check boxes, including; give you up, let you down, run around, desert you, make you cry, say goodbye, tell a lie, or hurt you.

Many people have taken to Twitter to say "Rick Astley gets my vote".

Steve Kershaw said: "If we need a new prime minister then Rick Astley gets my vote. Also dances slightly better than Theresa May."

Liz said: "Rick Astley for Prime minister! Could he really be any worse than May & the ERG?"

It seems it's not just the internet where the joke has appeared, as tweets show it is also on blackboards at a train station.

'Never gonna give EU up' signs have also appeared at the people's vote protester march on Parliament.since Brexit started.

(Image: Simon Dawson/Getty Images)

Who is Rick Astley?

80s icon Rick Astley is best known for monster hit Never Gonna Give You Up which saw him rise to fame in 1987, and sold over 40 million copies.

It reached number 1 in 25 countries and won the 1988 Brit Award for the Best British Single.

(Image: Mathias Kniepeiss/Getty Images)

It's been rumoured that the song alone made him around £16 million.

When he first started his career, his first eight singles all landed in the top 10.

He's also known for 'Whenever You Need Somebody', 'When I Fall in Love' and "Together Forever".

He retired in 1993, but came out of retirement in 2016.

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