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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Tom Stevens

Apologist for Snickers: Twitter users hit back against attack on Corbyn

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn looking out of a car window holding a flower on the final day of campaigning
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn starts the final day of campaigning with a visit to Glasgow. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian

Less than 24 hours before voting starts in the general election, the rightwing press have turned up the heat on Jeremy Corbyn, with both the Daily Mail and the Sun accusing him of being an “apologist for terror”.

But the campaign against the Labour leader has faced a fierce and irreverent backlash on social media, with the #LastMinuteCorbynSmears hashtag being used to make ironic accusations against him.

The criticisms revolve around everything from Christmas trees ...

... to magic money trees.

The Labour leader’s tea etiquette comes under close scrutiny.

And Corbyn’s jam-making skills are also called into question.

And what actually goes on at Corbyn’s allotment?

His film preferences haven’t survived the scrutiny either.

And what about his shopping habits?

As if being an Arsenal fan wasn’t enough ...

Corbyn’s musical tastes are also in the spotlight ...

And this doesn’t bode well for a first meeting with the US president ...

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