New victim of Labour purge identified.
There was consternation today after it emerged Ed Miliband's incipient beard has been denied a vote in the Labour leadership election. The new facial appendage was informed via email, in what has been dubbed the "great Labour purge", that it does not support the "aims and values" of the party.
"It's an outrageous decision," said Keith Flett, chief executive of the Beard Liberation Front. "The idea that beards are anything but rooted in Labour values is absurd. From Marx and Engels to Keir Hardie, from Ramsay MacDonald to that apology for a moustache that once took up space below Ken Livingstone's nose, from Peter Mandelson to Robin Cook, facial hair and the Labour party have always gone together. To deny this is to deny history. The Milibeard must have its vote restored forthwith."
A spokesman for the Labour party, who refused to comment on whether he too had decided to forgo using a razor for a couple of weeks, denied that the decision had been made in error. "We have reason to believe that the Milibeard is an unconscious attempt on the part of Ed to indicate support for Jeremy Corbyn. As all former leaders are required to either keep shtum or endorse Yvette Cooper, we had no option but to remove his vote."
It as yet unclear whether Ed plans to add to his new hipster image by getting a sleeve tattoo and opening a breakfast cereal pop-up eatery in Shoreditch.
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"It's an outrageous decision," said Keith Flett, chief executive of the Beard Liberation Front. "The idea that beards are anything but rooted in Labour values is absurd. From Marx and Engels to Keir Hardie, from Ramsay MacDonald to that apology for a moustache that once took up space below Ken Livingstone's nose, from Peter Mandelson to Robin Cook, facial hair and the Labour party have always gone together. To deny this is to deny history. The Milibeard must have its vote restored forthwith."
A spokesman for the Labour party, who refused to comment on whether he too had decided to forgo using a razor for a couple of weeks, denied that the decision had been made in error. "We have reason to believe that the Milibeard is an unconscious attempt on the part of Ed to indicate support for Jeremy Corbyn. As all former leaders are required to either keep shtum or endorse Yvette Cooper, we had no option but to remove his vote."
It as yet unclear whether Ed plans to add to his new hipster image by getting a sleeve tattoo and opening a breakfast cereal pop-up eatery in Shoreditch.
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Labels: Ed Miliband, mockery, politics, silly season, stupidity
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