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Liam O'Dell
Jun 20, 2021
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After Angela Rayner was spotted posing for a photo with Jeremy Corbyn – the former Labour leader who faced criticism for his handling of antisemitism while in charge of the party – sources close to the deputy leader told Jewish News that she had in fact been “photobombed”.
The photo, also featuring Brent North MP Barry Gardiner, was taken to promote his Private Members’ Bill to stop ‘fire and rehire’ – a practice which sees an employer dismiss a staff member before offering to reemploy them on a new agreement – and apparently sparked outrage amongst campaigners against antisemitism in the party.
However, Rayner’s claim that what appeared to be a formal photo for Gardiner’s bill was actually a case of a Corbyn photobomb has since been mocked online, with #CorbynPhotoBomb trending on Twitter.
Ridiculing the idea that Corbyn’s involvement in the posed snap was unintentional, snaps in the hashtag feature the now independent MP smiling with supporters in what is, most definitely, a deliberate photograph:
Corbyn photobombing the whole of Bristol (and the BBC completely muted it). #CorbynPhotoBomb https://t.co/B7oo9voD96— Steve Harlie (@Steve Harlie) 1624168549
What can I say. I only wanted to take a train up north. #CorbynPhotoBomb https://t.co/KVGed67BYH— Michael Lomotey (@Michael Lomotey) 1624140378
#CorbynPhotoBomb I don't understand how he even had the cheek to take this picture for me . @jeremycorbyn https://t.co/DfnVGzIM1g— Joanne Rogers (@Joanne Rogers) 1624129003
One of my fave #CorbynPhotoBomb pics 💥 https://t.co/wonZrv8N4Z— Prof Gayle Letherby 💙 #PeaceAndJustice (@Prof Gayle Letherby 💙 #PeaceAndJustice) 1624118201
So there I was outside a hall in Swansea, when I decided to take a selfie of myself with my friends, when out of no… https://t.co/3ic0o15hlW— Emz The Socialist #OrdinaryLeft ✊❤️ (@Emz The Socialist #OrdinaryLeft ✊❤️) 1624123551
I was just minding my own business and then bam #CorbynPhotoBomb https://t.co/cBt6jH1nqY— Alex Falconer (@Alex Falconer) 1624175554
Little did I know all those years ago that I was also the victim of the #CorbynPhotoBomb 😉 https://t.co/stPRdpiOjC— Michelle 💚 💙 😷 #JoinAUnion #WeAreCorbyn (@Michelle 💚 💙 😷 #JoinAUnion #WeAreCorbyn) 1624171933
Breaking news. #JeremyCorbyn just photobombed this cat picture. Shameful! #CorbynPhotoBomb https://t.co/T0qAxOwpTh— @TheCosmosUK (@@TheCosmosUK) 1624137503
And who can forget the time Jeremy Corbyn tried to photobomb a dog and the dog caught him in the act https://t.co/RfGyKl6dT0— Fanxxxxtastic-Trada (@Fanxxxxtastic-Trada) 1624131163
Clearly, Corbyn’s camera wizardry must be stopped.