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Mistaken for a Jehovah's Witness, could not start a lawnmower and was then dissed in favour of his big brother.
Ed Miliband's 'grass roots' mowing picture was just a PR stunt, angry homeowner claims
Telegraph said:
Photographs of Ed Miliband helping a constituent mow her lawn during the local election campaign were "set up" by his team, the "angry" voter has claimed.
Images on Twitter and Facebook showed the former Labour Party leader pushing the lawnmower as he joined councillors canvassing last week.
However, the woman he assisted has suggested she had to help Mr Miliband start the machine and that she had originally believed he was a Jehovah's Witness.
She told The Sunday Times she was "angry" to have been used to boost Labour's campaign on social media, saying she let Mr Miliband use the lawnmower but that "he couldn't start the machine, I had to help him".
The constituent, who worked as a PA for the actress Uma Thurman for six years, told the newspaper the whole thing was a "set-up" by his PR team.
She said: "It was rubbish. I'm not even a Labour supporter. If it had been David Miliband it would have been absolutely fine."
Images on Twitter and Facebook showed the former Labour Party leader pushing the lawnmower as he joined councillors canvassing last week.
However, the woman he assisted has suggested she had to help Mr Miliband start the machine and that she had originally believed he was a Jehovah's Witness.
She told The Sunday Times she was "angry" to have been used to boost Labour's campaign on social media, saying she let Mr Miliband use the lawnmower but that "he couldn't start the machine, I had to help him".
The constituent, who worked as a PA for the actress Uma Thurman for six years, told the newspaper the whole thing was a "set-up" by his PR team.
She said: "It was rubbish. I'm not even a Labour supporter. If it had been David Miliband it would have been absolutely fine."
Edited by BlackLabel on Monday 8th May 18:37
BlackLabel said:
Mistaken for a Jehovah's Witness, could not start a lawnmower and was then dissed in favour of his big brother.
Ed Miliband's 'grass roots' mowing picture was just a PR stunt, angry homeowner claims
Telegraph said:
Photographs of Ed Miliband helping a constituent mow her lawn during the local election campaign were "set up" by his team, the "angry" voter has claimed.
Images on Twitter and Facebook showed the former Labour Party leader pushing the lawnmower as he joined councillors canvassing last week.
However, the woman he assisted has suggested she had to help Mr Miliband start the machine and that she had originally believed he was a Jehovah's Witness.
She told The Sunday Times she was "angry" to have been used to boost Labour's campaign on social media, saying she let Mr Miliband use the lawnmower but that "he couldn't start the machine, I had to help him".
The constituent, who worked as a PA for the actress Uma Thurman for six years, told the newspaper the whole thing was a "set-up" by his PR team.
She said: "It was rubbish. I'm not even a Labour supporter. If it had been David Miliband it would have been absolutely fine."
Images on Twitter and Facebook showed the former Labour Party leader pushing the lawnmower as he joined councillors canvassing last week.
However, the woman he assisted has suggested she had to help Mr Miliband start the machine and that she had originally believed he was a Jehovah's Witness.
She told The Sunday Times she was "angry" to have been used to boost Labour's campaign on social media, saying she let Mr Miliband use the lawnmower but that "he couldn't start the machine, I had to help him".
The constituent, who worked as a PA for the actress Uma Thurman for six years, told the newspaper the whole thing was a "set-up" by his PR team.
She said: "It was rubbish. I'm not even a Labour supporter. If it had been David Miliband it would have been absolutely fine."
Edited by BlackLabel on Monday 8th May 18:37
jsf said:
Oakey said:
Being Uma Thurmans PA doesn't pay much then?
Park homes make a lot of sense for retired people. Quite often found in a nice setting in a community of people all chilling out in their later years for not a huge outlay.
As you say it all seemed very great there but it was years ago so perhaps my memory of it has waned a bit.
What's the betting Red Ed will be doing the rounds today, making the most of the fact that Theresa May is copying his 'cost of living crisis' idea and putting it in her manifesto.
Andrew Neil will be having a field day with any Tory MP that shows up. I think May has made herself look pretty stupid over this one.
Andrew Neil will be having a field day with any Tory MP that shows up. I think May has made herself look pretty stupid over this one.
Tories have stolen Ed's plan to cap energy prices.
Odd when it was rubbished by Cameron as "proof Milliband wants to live in a Marxist Universe"
www.theguardian.com/money/2017/apr/23/tory-energy-...
Odd when it was rubbished by Cameron as "proof Milliband wants to live in a Marxist Universe"
www.theguardian.com/money/2017/apr/23/tory-energy-...
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