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Labour calls for 'owl for everyone' after Twitter hack | Labour calls for 'owl for everyone' after Twitter hack |
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Labour insiders say their press Twitter account was hacked after the party appeared to commit to providing everyone in the country with an owl. | Labour insiders say their press Twitter account was hacked after the party appeared to commit to providing everyone in the country with an owl. |
The Labour press team account posted the message: "Everybody should have his own owl." | The Labour press team account posted the message: "Everybody should have his own owl." |
The party source said they had taken steps to fix the matter, blaming a "bot" for the tweet, which has since been deleted. | The party source said they had taken steps to fix the matter, blaming a "bot" for the tweet, which has since been deleted. |
The Labour account has since been deluged by puns. | The Labour account has since been deluged by puns. |
It said: "We had hoped our compulsory owl guarantee would be a head turning policy, but sadly it's no longer going to take flight. #tweettwoo" | It said: "We had hoped our compulsory owl guarantee would be a head turning policy, but sadly it's no longer going to take flight. #tweettwoo" |
Some users of the social media site warned that the link in the tweet contained an update alert designed to install a virus. | |
Others poked fun at the opposition party. | |
"For more information about the Labour owl policy, contact their press office on 28 28 20," said @GuidoFawkes. | |
Some Twitter users decided to realise Mr Miliband's ornithological vision, with a little help from Photoshop. | |
Former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott also joined in, tweeting: "I've always been Owl Labour". | |
Author John O'Farrell, a former Labour parliamentary candidate, accused the party of making a U-turn. |
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