Today’s lobby lunch was the cause of much amusement among hacks. John Whittingdale used his speech to cast a light on Labour spinner Seumas Milne’s school days. The Culture Secretary recounted his time at Winchester College with Milne. He said that during this time, Milne co-authored a manifesto supporting Chinese communist dictator Chairman Mao. What’s more he even posed for a photo with the election poster in question:
John Whittingdale went to school w/ Seumas Milne and all he got was a lousy poster of Seumas supporting Chairman Mao pic.twitter.com/JdMuB5jn8c
— Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) March 8, 2016
Of course this isn’t the first time someone in Labour has been associated with the communist dictator. While John McDonnell quoted from Mao’s Little Red Book during the Budget announcement, Labour’s Diane Abbott previously suggested that Mao did more good than harm.
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