article_snippet.sent: And the Labour leader suspected the Labour leader did not want to be widely pictured in a head-covering in case the pictures were embarrassing – something the Labour leader said was 'offensive, even touching on racism'.
article_snippet.sent: the Labour leader told the Daily Mail: 'The whole thing was very carefully stage managed.
article_snippet.sent: The incident will increase concern about the 'controlling' nature of Labour's election campaign, in which the Press and members of the public are kept at arm's length from the Labour leader – a criticism also levelled at the Tories.
article_snippet.sent: But it is thought that campaign chiefs are determined to prevent Mr Miliband creating an embarrassing photo opportunity in the run-up to the General Election.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Miliband has endured a string of such photo opportunities in the past, including excruciating pictures of Mr Miliband trying to eat a bacon sandwich on the campaign trail last year.
article_snippet.sent: Labour campaign bosses are determined to prevent similar gaffes and are exerting tight control on access to the leader.
article_snippet.sent: The row risks provoking cynicism about Mr Miliband motives.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Miliband was more relaxed and people could come and go, which is strange because you'd think the Prime Minister would have much tighter security.'