#Milibrand reaction: Twitter ain't sure
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![Russell Brand (left) interviews Ed Miliband - 28 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/624/mcs/media/images/82648000/png/_82648941_milibrand.png)
Russell Brand tweeted his much anticipated (among political journalists, at least) interview with Ed Miliband at precisely 13:42 on Wednesday. Within minutes, his #milibrand, external hashtag was trending and Twitter was abuzz with reaction. Here's a taste of what people were saying:
Much of the immediate reaction was about how Brand - perhaps unsurprisingly - was dominating the debate:
![Tweet by Kate McCann - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/596/mcs/media/images/82648000/png/_82648944_brand-show.png)
![Tweet by Buzzfeed Politics - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/594/mcs/media/images/82648000/png/_82648945_brand-talking.png)
![Tweet by Michael Deacon - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/595/mcs/media/images/82648000/png/_82648946_lecture-series.png)
Kitchens have proved an uncomfortable topic for Ed Miliband is this election campaign, so the setting was surprising and a little distracting:
![Tweet by Ned Simons - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/596/mcs/media/images/82649000/png/_82649896_brand-tap.png)
Those that could concentrate on the content found Ed Miliband's accent and choice of words intriguing:
![Tweet by Jonathan Haynes - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/597/mcs/media/images/82649000/png/_82649899_haynes-aint.png)
![Tweet by Kylie MacLellan - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/598/mcs/media/images/82649000/png/_82649900_mili-east.png)
![Tweet by John Rentoul - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/595/mcs/media/images/82649000/png/_82649901_rentoul.png)
The celebrity's line of questioning came under fire from several angles, particularly after he labelled Barack Obama a failure:
![Tweet by Stephen Bush - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/595/mcs/media/images/82650000/png/_82650239_obama-care.png)
![Tweet by Conor Pope - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/594/mcs/media/images/82650000/png/_82650240_questioning.png)
![Tweet by Michael Deacon - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/595/mcs/media/images/82650000/png/_82650685_loony.png)
And the overall verdict? As divided as Twitter always is:
![Tweets by Dan Hodges and Owen Bennett - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/597/mcs/media/images/82646000/png/_82646338_right-vs-left.png)
![Tweet by Gaby Hinsliff - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/596/mcs/media/images/82650000/png/_82650790_hate.png)
![Tweet by Stephen Bush - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/596/mcs/media/images/82650000/png/_82650688_chatter.png)
![Tweet by George Eaton - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/595/mcs/media/images/82650000/png/_82650689_net-positive.png)
![Tweet by Isabel Hardman - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/597/mcs/media/images/82650000/png/_82650690_ego-show.png)
And like every much-anticipated event, several people were left underwhelmed:
![Tweet by Matt Dathan - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/595/mcs/media/images/82650000/png/_82650884_learnt-nowt.png)
![Tweet by Hugo Rifkind - 29 April 2015](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/597/mcs/media/images/82650000/png/_82650885_phantom.png)
Anyway, back to work everyone.
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