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Jay Rayner just killed Toby Young and Sarah Vine with words and it’s glorious

It began when food critic and TV presenter Jay Rayner joined the many, many people calling out Toby Young after he trolled 16-year-old climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg for being privileged.

Here’s what Rayner had to say.

Toby Young picked up on the fact that Rayner had known him for so long and suggested it was all a bit off.

Just when you’re thinking it can’t get any better, Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine joined in, referencing Rayner’s mother, the late, great agony aunt, Claire Rayner.

But you’ll be glad she did, because their combined efforts prompted one of the all-time great comebacks from Rayner, which we’ve already put in our diary so we can remember it this time next year.

BOOM!

And here’s just a flavour of the satisfaction it prompted on Twitter.

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https://twitter.com/chiller/status/1121333587633147905

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https://twitter.com/Brainmage/status/1121336602855378945

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https://twitter.com/moya_lm/status/1121334316414439424

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https://twitter.com/lukeaaronmoore/status/1121333502094512128

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https://twitter.com/HannahAlOthman/status/1121332244096987137

Toby Young tried to have the last word but by then it was too late, far too late.

To conclude …

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Toby Young trolled Greta Thunberg for being ‘privileged’ and the takedowns were swift and brutal