The footage, captured by Sky News, shows the chancellor Rishi Sunak walking past a car with the red budget folder but just seconds later, he mysteriously emerges from the other side with a bright green one.

The whole country is now struggling to unravel the magic red folder of the chancellor of the exchequer.

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Many social media users responded questioning ‘what sorcery’ was going on at Downing Street.

Some believe it was edited by producers to make a point – either on climate change or the coronavirus outbreak – it has not stopped social media users sharing the video hundreds of thousands of times with many questions.

“There’s a glitch in the Matrix,” tweeted Jack Parkes.

“Is this like that blue-gold dress thing?” asked Ellin Stein.