In 2010 a young Labour blogger by the name of Ellie Gellard introduced Gordon Brown at Labour’s manifesto launch. Unfortunately the party’s attempts to look down with the kids soon backfired as it was revealed that Gellard — who goes by the name @BevaniteEllie on Twitter — had previously written on her Stilettoed Socialist blog that she hoped Brown would stand down; ‘get your coat: time’s up’.
So Mr S hopes for Yvette Cooper’s sake that Gellard’s latest efforts will have a better result. While Gellard moved away from politics after a stint helping Ed Balls (and embarking on a relationship with his head of communications Alex Belardinelli), she is making a comeback having been appointed Elle magazine’s new political editor:
Ellie in Elle… @BevaniteEllie's debut politics pieces for @ELLEUK http://t.co/T6XCexuYGj & http://t.co/T6EjVv46Cy
— Alex Belardinelli (@abelardinelli) September 4, 2015
To kick off her new role, one of her first blogs is about who should be the next Labour leader.
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