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Jessica Brown
May 06, 2017

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You know that feeling when you show up unexpectedly to catch up with an old mate and they've got better things to do?
No...? Well that just happened to Jeremy Corbyn.
The Labour leader travelled to Manchester (On a booked seat this time we hope) to celebrate Andy Burnham's victory as mayor of Greater Manchester.
Jeremy Corbyn travels to Manchester to congratulate Andy Burnham. He's not at the rally, but he's 'been in touch' https://t.co/HDAhzHqzva— Patrick Hurst (@Patrick Hurst) 1494015799
They're having a rally to celebrate winning Manchester without the man who won it. Speechless (not them, me) https://t.co/tKeUlf1Tnf— Beth Rigby (@Beth Rigby) 1494008108
Well, that's a bit embarrassing.
But Burnham wasn't the only absentee. Labour MP Lucy Powell wasn't invited either:
@BethRigby I didn't get invited (and it's my constituency!)— Lucy Powell MP (@Lucy Powell MP) 1494008114
Yeesh.
But it's okay, because...
As Jeremy Corbyn left I asked why Andy Burnham wasn't here. 'Andy Burnham is already working hard for Manchester'— Damon Green (@Damon Green) 1494009564
If only cameras didn't exist...
This is just embarrassing.
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