Labour's Pink Lady Van And Four Other Political Minibus Mishaps
5 Massive Political Cock-Ups Involving Vans
Ryan Barrell— The Huffington Post UK
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STEVENAGE, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 11: Deputy Labour leader, Harriet Harman, stands next a pink van launched during a Labour campaign aimed at women voters before a speech on February 11, 2015 in Stevenage, England. Harman has come under fire from a number of commentators who have claimed the pink colour-work is sexist and patronising. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)
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Labour's Pink Lady van is just the tip of the iceberg...
Political Van Mishaps
The "Immigrants Go Home" Van(01 of05)
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A 2013 Home Office campaign was branded shocking and misleading after vans emblazoned with the text "go home or face arrest" targeting illegal immigrants.
The campaign was pulled following a short spell in London, Hounslow, Barking & Dagenham, Ealing, Barnet, Brent and Redbridge.
Labour MP Emily Thornberry was forced to resign from the shadow cabinet after tweeting this snide and "snobby" tweet.
Days of tabloid-led banter and japery ensued, with The Sun giving the vehicle's owner more website space than they've ever dedicated to Thornberry.
Labour's Pink Lady Van(04 of05)
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Harriet Harman's attempt to empower women was branded "patronising" by pretty much everybody, as she hoped to encourage women to vote in May.
Labour's second-in-command said the minibus would be driving to various constituencies to spread the word about the party's policies that women care about, like childcare. Right.
'If You Vote Yes, You Hate Your Kids' Indyref Van(05 of05)
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During 2014's Scottish Independence referendum, the Better Together campaign - which was spearheaded by the three major UK parties - unveiled a series of vans sporting slogans like "We love our kids, we're voting No".
This caused quite a stir as it implied anyone who favoured Scottish independence hated their children, which is a bit absurd.