On Saturday afternoon, Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds released a charming picture of their baby son, Wilfred – the first publicly released picture of the child since he was born in April. The PM and his partner were on a Zoom call in Number 10 to thank the midwives of University College Hospital for delivering their son.
Most people looking at the picture simply viewed it as a heart-warming snap of a baby born in difficult circumstances, when both of his parents were recovering from illness. Others may have spotted that baby Wilfred has inherited his father’s blond mop, and already seems to have grown a full head of hair.
For a minority of Remain supporters though, the picture symbolised something else entirely: a conspiracy. Shortly after the picture was first revealed, several high-profile supporters of the Remain ‘FBPE’ hashtag
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