Labour MP Emma Dent Coad has been ridiculed for using a picture of an American homeless woman to criticise the Conservative Government’s record.

Ms Dent Coad retweeted a picture of an elderly homeless lady alongside text saying: "Work all your life, pay into the system all your life. This is what the rotten b*****d Tories give you!".

In her retweet, Ms Dent Coad added: "God help us all this is appalling."

The homeless lady featured in Ms Dent Coad’s retweet was, however, living in California when the photo was taken and she is pictured holding a dollar bill.