Adam Bienkov"Grant Shapps has denied doctoring a picture on his Twitter feed to remove former Prime Minister Boris Johnson," reports the BBC.
Here's the image on Shapps' now-deleted tweet compared to the original photo.
Patrick H. Lauke@adambienkov so he's denying that he doctored it, not that it was doctored? is he splitting semantic hairs? or is it "an intern did it" situation? either way, good lord, just have some dignity and integrity (rare, i know)...
MostlyTato@patrick_h_lauke @adambienkov
Yes, exactly. It's not a bad job. I doubt he actually did it, some poor graphic artist in the PR section will have had that job land on their desk and is now shitting themselves that it's in the media 😳
Yes, exactly. It's not a bad job. I doubt he actually did it, some poor graphic artist in the PR section will have had that job land on their desk and is now shitting themselves that it's in the media 😳
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Andy D.@chthonicionic @MostlyTato @patrick_h_lauke @adambienkov and how difficult can it be to fill in a white space with a hard straight edge? Curious smudging on the logo too. Not done by a human professional, more like auto removal software.
@andy_d look, the intern only had a cracked copy of Photoshop 6 to hand, and the rubber stamp tool was just so hard to use...
@patrick_h_lauke I could do better with Windows Paint 😝
@andy_d @chthonicionic @patrick_h_lauke @adambienkov
Oh dear. That was a quick look on my phone earlier. I've just zoomed in. I take it back. That's a shocking job. There is indeed a rogue elbow and cloning staggering in a line. That is not done by a professional.
Oh dear. That was a quick look on my phone earlier. I've just zoomed in. I take it back. That's a shocking job. There is indeed a rogue elbow and cloning staggering in a line. That is not done by a professional.
Phil Thane ✅@adambienkov Grant Shapps denies being clever enough to use Photoshop but hasn't denied asking an aide to do it for him. #Shapps
Norman Kebell@adambienkov Maybe it was Michael Green wot did it
Richard Ayres@adambienkov The real question is who replaced Schapps with Michael Green in the photo?
Taliesen@adambienkov
liars about everything Tories
liars about everything Tories
UMW@adambienkov This is hilarious. Shapps really is a blithering idiot 😂😂😂
I can imagine him right now privately grovelling to Johnson to hedge his bets should he manage a comeback. What a weasel.
Lennie@adambienkov Grant Shapps, if that really is his name...
Russell 🏴🇺🇦🍉@adambienkov Stalin was good at this too!
Snaphead@adambienkov Orwellian 1984 style gaslighting through picture editing
GlenG🌻 - Support UkraineThey'd better send this one back to Winston Smith - muy pronto!!
The past is rearing it's ugly little head - again.
Simon ZerafaLooks like the Tories are fully embracing Soviet style historical revisionism and propaganda manipulation.
GppP
Kev Holmes@adambienkov Perhaps they should have photoshopped the rocket out instead...
Japonica@adambienkov ha ha ha! here's one photo minus the other photo (black = no change). Ghostly!
But wait, maybe we have this wrong. Maybe it was BoJo who wasn't there and stuck himself on it?! ha ha.
Hyacinth Smith@adambienkov A source close to Shapps said: “Grant wasn’t aware anyone had edited the picture. He removed it as soon as it was pointed out. Obviously he wouldn’t endorse anyone rewriting history by removing the former PM from a picture. He was proud to serve in Boris’s government.”
So he has forgotten standing there that day?
So he has forgotten standing there that day?
Julian Hay@adambienkov the photo looks ridiculous without Johnson, and ridiculous with Johnson. Why did he bother?
Braderz 🇪🇺#FBPE@adambienkov I watched Schapps, being interviewed in his home & by someone from Virgin Orbit. Talking about the UK's future as a science superpower & spouting his usual nonsense, I couldn't help but notice a severe lack of Union Flags behind him! I'm not happy about this, he's obviously got a lack of respect for King Charles 3 & our glorious country!
I remember when St Boris was PM, his cabinet were true patriots & they always were surrounded by a sea of Union Flags when on TV. True patriots...
Steel Dalek@adambienkov Well somebody doctored it. Who else would be?