#Milibrand reaction: Twitter ain't sure

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Russell Brand (left) interviews Ed Miliband - 28 April 2015Image source, Youtube

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 2015Image source, Twitter
Tweet by Buzzfeed Politics - 29 April 2015Image source, Twitter
Tweet by Michael Deacon - 29 April 2015Image source, Twitter

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 2015Image source, Twitter

Those that could concentrate on the content found Ed Miliband's accent and choice of words intriguing:

Tweet by Jonathan Haynes - 29 April 2015Image source, Twitter
Tweet by Kylie MacLellan - 29 April 2015Image source, Twitter
Tweet by John Rentoul - 29 April 2015Image source, Twitter

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 2015Image source, Twitter
Tweet by Conor Pope - 29 April 2015Image source, Twitter
Tweet by Michael Deacon - 29 April 2015Image source, Twitter

And the overall verdict? As divided as Twitter always is:

Tweets by Dan Hodges and Owen Bennett - 29 April 2015Image source, Twitter
Tweet by Gaby Hinsliff - 29 April 2015Image source, Twitter
Tweet by Stephen Bush - 29 April 2015Image source, Twitter
Tweet by George Eaton - 29 April 2015Image source, Twitter
Tweet by Isabel Hardman - 29 April 2015Image source, Twitter

And like every much-anticipated event, several people were left underwhelmed:

Tweet by Matt Dathan - 29 April 2015Image source, Twitter
Tweet by Hugo Rifkind - 29 April 2015Image source, Twitter

Anyway, back to work everyone.