The B-team of Miliband, Harman, Alexander and Stewart Wood got their photo op with Obama at the palace yesterday. Only Nick Clegg managed to look more like an excited child meeting Santa. But that hasn’t stopped Gordon’s old pollster bigging things up:

http://twitter.com/#!/debmattinson/status/73336404716945409

Presumably Obama will be copying the vacant stare thing, the nasel tone and the lisp next?

Rumours that Ed had been allowed to come and serve up at the Downing Street BBQ turned out to be wide at the mark.

Apparently Sam and Michelle did the salad and the boys did the burgers and ribs…

Somewhat cringeworthily…