Tories hit out at ‘hypocrite’ Miliband as his department hires a photographer

Ed Miliband’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is advertising for a part-time photographer to cover ministerial visits and shoot official portraits (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Ed Miliband’s department is hiring a taxpayer-funded “vanity photographer”, leading to accusations of hypocrisy from the Tories.

The Energy Secretary’s department is recruiting a part-time photographer to cover ministerial visits and shoot official portraits, on a pay and pension package worth around £50,000 a year on a pro-rata basis.