They’re both male, black and wearing suits but resemblance ends there – and Bernard Mensah’s pic is posted under Black History Month ad
The Mirror newspaper has had to be corrected by Tory Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng after featuring a picture of a different black man as him.
As Chancellor, Kwarteng holds one of the most prominent positions in UK politics and has been all over the news in the last week after his disastrous budget benefiting the wealthiest.
But the Mirror presented a picture of a completely different black man as him, leading Kwarteng to point out, ‘That isn’t me’:
Ironically, the picture appears under a header inviting readers to ‘Explore Black history and celebrate Black culture.
Skwawkbox understands that the man in the picture is Mr Bernard Mensah, a banking executive.
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