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Blyth returning officer's feathered hat becomes breakout star of the election (news.sky.com)

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[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

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[–] RedStrawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

Majestic

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 4 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The real election night winner was not Labour, but an elaborately feathered hat - if certain corners of social media are to be believed.

The hat in question - a majestic purple wide-brimmed number, adorned with fluffy ostrich feathers - belongs to the returning officer in Blyth.

The outfit also included a ruffled collar, prompting Austin Powers jokes from social media users.

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"When you're a returning officer in Blyth at 11 and presiding over a Salem witch trial at midnight," one X user quipped.

Ms Bridgeman told the BBC that as she does not have Twitter, she was unaware of the social media storm her hat had prompted.

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