The internet brought Dominic Raab to book for posing with his reading matter – 15 funny reactions
Back in the mists of time before he vanished from the political landscape, UKIP MEP Paul Nuttall fell foul of the internet for manipulating the background of a photograph to make it seem as though he had a larger library than he did.
Hi, @UKIP. Will @paulnuttallukip have time to lead the party, considering he has to read every book in his photoshopped bookcase twice? pic.twitter.com/YJT2900VuK
— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) December 3, 2016
Whether Dominic Raab wasn’t aware of this or simply forgot it, he certainly managed to make a similar mistake by
attempting to manipulate the background for an interview with the addition of a few carefully selected books.
Sad that Dominic Raab cannot afford bookshelves, and is forced to place small stacks of politically relevant books either side of his head in a way that looks really inconvenient in terms of opening those blinds. pic.twitter.com/K8MUp9DPEo
— dan barker (@danbarker) March 29, 2019
Like the hapless Nuttall before him, the Conservative MP and former Brexit Secretary was not given an easy ride by Twitter.
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This is an amazing insight in to very fragile ego. https://t.co/hrs72Dt0ve
— Jess Phillips (@jessphillips) March 30, 2019
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Since Dominic Raab couldn’t manage to spend half an hour to read the 35 pages of the Good Friday Agreement – which torpedoed his magisterial role as Brexit Secretary – I suspect these books are all blank or perhaps designed to be coloured in. https://t.co/sHJqZRpp8K
— Gavin Esler (@gavinesler) March 29, 2019
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*looks up at camera from cup of tea* "Oh, haha, how embarassing! You've caught me reading my favourite book; Economics, the book about economics by The Economist."
— Aviator::Operator (@AvOpJGA) March 30, 2019
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Everything about this picture is the best thing I have ever seen.
— Marina Hyde (@MarinaHyde) March 30, 2019
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At least something in the room has a spine
— Xavidub (@jimdoherty09) March 29, 2019
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Will you pledge just £3 a month to buy this poor man some shelving?
— Sharon O'Dea 🇪🇺 (@sharonodea) March 29, 2019
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My theory – he was given them as suggested reading by concerned constituents… he doesn’t know what a book is… he is using them to weigh down the blinds because he doesn’t know how they work… see it all makes sense really.
— Rachel gregson (@GregsonRachel) March 29, 2019
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https://twitter.com/nicktolhurst/status/1112108265360539648
