Mr Steerpike was interested to see Jenni Russell springing to Ed Miliband’s defence after Sarah Vine took a pop at his kitchen in the Daily Mail. Mrs Gove described his kitchen as ‘drab’ and said it made her want to ‘bring him over some fresh brownies’.
Thankfully, as Times columnist Russell points out, this is not his main kitchen. It is in fact his ‘ functional kitchenette’:
Ed Miliband’s kitchen is lovely. Daily Mail pix: the functional kitchenette by sitting room for tea and quick snacks.
— Jenni Russell (@jennirsl) March 12, 2015
Mr S imagines Russell is a fairly reliable source when it comes to the living arrangements of the Miliband family, given that the Labour leader is godfather to her child. Who needs two jags when you have two kitchens… UPDATE: More info through from Russell about the kitchen:
@hugorifkind it’s not 2 kitchens! More like Times’ tea prep area. Can’t even sit in it.
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