Theresa May Chips VS Ed Miliband's Bacon Sandwich - Which Was More Embarrassing?

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Theresa May suffered what has been suggested to be her “bacon sandwich” moment on Tuesday after pausing for a quick snack while on the campaign trail - but was her meal moment really worse than Ed Milibands’?

The unfortunate images of May chowing down on chips emerged from a walkabout in Mevagissey on the north Cornwall coast, quickly prompting many to make fun of her.

Theresa May tucks into a cone of chips in Mevagissey
Theresa May tucks into a cone of chips in Mevagissey
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Former Labour leader Miliband was skewered by many when he was snapped eating a bacon sarnie during the 2015 campaign.

Some even suggested his culinary skills were a reflection of his ability to run the country...

The Sun's front page linked Ed Miliband's sandwich-eating with his political ability
The Sun's front page linked Ed Miliband's sandwich-eating with his political ability
The Sun

But while some were quick to draw a comparison between the two meal moments, many on social media pointed out that May wasn’t getting nearly as much flak as Miliband.

If I said how Theresa May eats chips shows she's unfit to govern, Tories would call me bonkers. It's literally what happened to Ed Miliband pic.twitter.com/ZUzhEOZ02c

— Owen Jones (@OwenJones84) May 2, 2017

Theresa May's face is less photogenic then Ed Miliband's but the press is still desperate to give her a glamorous image.

— William Oliver (@Bill_ee_O) May 3, 2017

Odd isn't it how people aren't worried by Theresa May being a freakish dimbulb whereas Ed Miliband was "weird"

— a fluttering kite (@abstex) May 2, 2017

Not surprisingly, Miliband later expressed solidarity with May:

.@theresa_may we should talk... https://t.co/rQolJH2mPl

— Ed Miliband (@Ed_Miliband) May 2, 2017

But which was worse? Have your say in our vote...

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