Ed Miliband Used As Stock Photo Of A Man Blowing His Nose On NBC News

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Poor Ed Miliband. On Sunday evening NBC News in the United States used a photograph of him blowing his nose as a stock image to highlight the dangers of flu.

Introducing the segment, the presenter Kristen Welker told viewers: “Flu season has arrived and there are fresh concerns tonight many school districts are seeing an uptick, there are concerns not enough people are getting flu shots.”

A picture of the former Labour leader flashed up on screen as the warning was issued.

NBC News

The original photograph is a Getty image taken during the 2011 Labour Party conference in Liverpool.

(H/t to @MarcOxford for the spot).

All political careers end in failure. Ed Miliband's ends as a stock image titled 'man blowing nose' https://t.co/tXCiycuTfW

— Dylan Sharpe (@dylsharpe) December 19, 2016

He would've been Prime Minister had he won in 2015, instead @NBCNews now using Ed Miliband as a stock photo on a news item about the flu... https://t.co/tsiZrQT6Nb

— Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) December 19, 2016

An image - taken from NBC - that perfectly highlights the transitory nature of fame and influence. Harrowing. pic.twitter.com/bPpYSjZeJu

— Stig Abell (@StigAbell) December 19, 2016
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