Hashtag to hit back at what activist calls media bias against Labour boss used 50,000 times, showing he does have backing
A Labour supporter who describes herself as a lefty person of Northern origin launched a bid to show the scale of support for beleagured Ed Miliband among party activists and was astonished to get her attempt trending on Twitter.
At 7.39am on Saturday morning, @CharlieWoof81 and friend @jon_swindon called on their followers to use the hashtag #webacked from 6pm on Saturday sending messages of support and pushing back against what the 33-year-old called biased reporting in the media.
Don't forget guys (as if I would let you) pic.twitter.com/nlwqb5vh8i
Let's keep #webackEd trending! Show love for @Ed_Miliband & @UKLabour for their fantastic vision. The Future is Safe pic.twitter.com/0m03vIN0DG
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