First of all, can we all just point out that Ed Balls has probably had a very rough childhood. Growing up with that name must have been tough and we would have dropped the 's' pronto.

Alas, Mr. Balls, the shadow chancellor, just can't seem to catch a break and was this morning starved of attention thanks to one pesky arachnid that wanted to make the most of its 15 seconds of fame. Poor  Ed.

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