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| Miliband election adviser in name-spelling tweet blunder | Miliband election adviser in name-spelling tweet blunder |
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| Labour's new election campaign adviser has misspelled Ed Miliband's name in a tweet praising the party - which then linked to a spoof Twitter account. | Labour's new election campaign adviser has misspelled Ed Miliband's name in a tweet praising the party - which then linked to a spoof Twitter account. |
| David Axelrod wrote: "Enjoyed my visit with @Ed_Milliband and his @UKLabour team." | David Axelrod wrote: "Enjoyed my visit with @Ed_Milliband and his @UKLabour team." |
| The reference to Ed Miliband with its incorrect spelling actually links to a spoof Twitter account in the Labour leader's name. The site includes tweets saying: "I am resigning." | The reference to Ed Miliband with its incorrect spelling actually links to a spoof Twitter account in the Labour leader's name. The site includes tweets saying: "I am resigning." |
| Mr Axelrod has now corrected the tweet. | Mr Axelrod has now corrected the tweet. |
| But the Conservatives leapt on the error, querying whether Mr Axelrod "had actually met" the Labour leader. | But the Conservatives leapt on the error, querying whether Mr Axelrod "had actually met" the Labour leader. |
| A former aide to US President Barack Obama, Mr Axelrod has been visiting London for the first time since being hired by Labour earlier this year to provide advice on strategic direction on a reported six-figure salary. | |
| On Thursday, he met the shadow cabinet and other senior Labour Party figures. | |
| 'Inspired' | |
| In his tweet, Mr Axelrod said he had been "inspired by the brilliant, tireless young women and men" he had met at Labour's headquarters. | |
| Mr Axelrod was Mr Obama's campaign adviser during his successful run for the presidency in 2008 and senior strategist for the president's re-election campaign in 2012. | |
| Labour has retained the services of Mr Axelrod's political consultancy AKPD, which employs other veterans from the Obama campaign, including Larry Grisolano and Mike Donilon. | |
| The Conservatives have also recruited another former adviser to Barack Obama, his ex-campaign manager Jim Messina, to work on their 2015 election team. | |
| As with Mr Axelrod, Mr Messina is not leading the campaign on the ground but remains in the US, reporting to the Conservatives' senior management team. |