In celebration of their special ’This Is Our England’ World Cup paper (which has 22 million free copies being distributed for free), The Sun has managed to persuade senior politicians to pose with today’s edition. Boris Johnson, David Cameron and Nick Clegg all managed to look normal. But Ed Miliband on the other hand…
This Is Our England: Labour leader @Ed_Miliband backs today’s special edition. #DoUsProud pic.twitter.com/hk4ROIyLOH
— The Sun (@TheSunNewspaper) June 12, 2014
Folks on Twitter have remarked how similar Ed’s pose is to a hostage photo. Unsurprisingly, parodies are beginning to circulate…
Miliband hostage crisis worsens as photos of captive discovered. pic.twitter.com/HMiWiPETQz
— James O’Malley (@Psythor) June 12, 2014
The Sun faked that Miliband pic…….I’ve got the before and after shots – pic.twitter.com/ke4hmu41Jn — General Boles (@GeneralBoles) June 12, 2014
Ed supports a diversity campaign from him alma mater. pic.twitter.com/fNkl1qKiGB
— James O’Malley (@Psythor) June 12, 2014
Ed practices for the day after the General Election. pic.twitter.com/Trp0u7Y45t
— James O’Malley (@Psythor) June 12, 2014
— Conor Pope (@Conorpope) June 12, 2014
In tribute to Ed Miliband, a #lookingterrifiedholdingMurdochnewspaperselfie pic.twitter.com/TYZbbnz6Ub
— Neill Harvey-Smith (@nhs999) June 12, 2014
Mr Steerpike thinks it’s quite ironic this endorsement comes from the man who called prided himself on his anti-Murdoch credentials and once called for Rupert Murdoch’s empire to be dismantled. At least he’s staying true to his word when he says he doesn’t read the papers. In this picture, he’s only holding one.
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