Tobias Ellwood, chair of the Defence Select Committee, made a rather embarrassing slip-up on social media. Jordan Pettitt - PA Images via Getty ImagesTobias Ellwood posted a photo slamming Vladimir Putin’s new defence minister this week, criticising his elaborate uniform. Ellwood, a Tory MP who is also the chair of the defence select committee, shared an image of Andrey Belousov in a highly-decorated military uniform, completely covered in medals and honours. The Tory MP did later delete the post – but here’s a screenshot anyway. The film is actually a satirical film about the cult of personality around Stalin, and was later banned in Russia.

Source: Huffington Post May 14, 2024 12:17 UTC