The UK’s new top diplomat was once widely mocked for awkward bacon sandwich photo
Politics The UK’s new top diplomat was once widely mocked for awkward bacon sandwich photo By Victor Nava Published July 20, 2026, 8:08 p.m. Add The New York Post on Google Former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, who became the subject of internet ridicule after he struggled to down a bacon sandwich, was named foreign secretary by new United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday. Miliband, who served as energy secretary under former Prime Minister Keir Starmer, called it the “honor of my life” to be elevated to the top diplomat spot — where he will serve as Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s counterpart and assuredly try to whisper to President Trump amid a volatile international backdrop.
- ▪Politics The UK’s new top diplomat was once widely mocked for awkward bacon sandwich photo By Victor Nava Published July 20, 2026, 8:08 p.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google Former Labour Party leader Ed Miliband, who became the subject of internet ridicule after he struggled to down a bacon sandwich, was named foreign secretary by new United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham o
- ▪Miliband, who served as energy secretary under former Prime Minister Keir Starmer, called it the “honor of my life” to be elevated to the top diplomat spot — where he will serve as Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s counterpart and assuredly
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