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| Angela Rayner meets her Vietnamese counterpart |
The first instinct when one sees the above image is to assume that the portrait has been edited in to poke fun at the rampant narcissism of our ruling elite. But no, this really happened. Problem is, that it did not happen quite the way it has been claimed online by many social media users.
Contrary to such claims, Ange did not give a portrait of herself to the deputy PM of Vietnam. She was actually the recipient of the portrait from Nguyễn Hoà Bình, who represents the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam. A gallery of images from the meeting can be found on the Vietnam News Agency here where it is clearly stated that the portrait was a gift to Rayner, not the other way around.
It's a shame, because the thought of Rayner having presented a portrait of herself would have been a gift... to us. There's still plenty of scope for fun, so watch this space and look out for Meme Monday.
And what is it with the colour green, Ange? Surely a colour matching your hair colour would have been more appropriate for a meeting with fellow socialists!
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