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MEPs mix up their Birminghams

Tory MEPs put a picture of Birmingham, Alabama, on their website instead of the West Midlands city they represent. Visitors to the site were stunned to see skyscrapers towering over a southern US sprawl, reports the Daily Mirror.

Labour MP Tom Watson said: “These MEPs are obviously spending so long in Brussels they’ve forgotten what Britain’s second city looks like. If they can spare the time to come back I would gladly give them a tour to remind them of the place. If they are lucky they may even get to meet a Tory voter.”

The gaffe, on the website of Philip Bradbourn, Malcolm Harbour and Philip Bushell-Matthews, has now been changed. Their spokeswoman said: “Mistakes happen. Our web designer got his Birminghams mixed up.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .