This man just ate (some of) his book live on Sky News after making an incorrect #GE2017 prediction @GoodwinMJ https://t.co/13IaFLaJvx — Sky News (@SkyNews) 1497109729000LONDON: A British author ate his book during a live TV show after his prediction that the opposition Labour party would poll less than 38 per cent votes went wrong. However, the Labour party won 40.3% of the vote. I do not believe that Labour, under Jeremy Corbyn, will poll 38%. I was surprised that Jeremy Corbyn got two percentage points more than I had expected, and I did say that I would eat this book," Metro news reported. "He then gave a slightly sad thumbs up to the camera.Later, a Sky News producer tweeted that Goodwin did not swallow the page he was munching on, the report added.

Source: Times of India June 11, 2017 08:23 UTC