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Ukip has been caught red-handed lying about this size of its library in this cringe worthy Photoshop blunder.

Ukip's Deputy Leader Paul Nuttall looked pretty smug in a photo of him in front of an impressive array of books – but Twitter users were quick to point out that the library size had actually been DOUBLED in Photoshop.

On the day the party's leader Nigel Farage launched Ukip's manifesto for the 2015 general election in Thurrock, Essex, Nuttall proved his presentation skills aren't too slick.

The campaign poster shows Nuttall, who is MEP for the North West, promoting education beside a quote saying: "Ukip's vision for education is of a world-renowed system; a system designed to allow young people to perform to the best of their ability, regardless of background, race, wealth or class."

But Nuttall's quote is superimposed over a shoddily edited picture of a library, where a pile of books – including one called 'Chips' – can be seen twice in the photo.

The edited photo doesn't look much like a real library, with four books simply cut in half – much to the amusement of Twitter users.

Labour List editor Mark Ferguson shared the blunder, with one user suggesting that Nuttall isn't even stood in the library and has himself been Photoshopped in.

The gaffe comes on the same day that it was revealed the anti-EU party had taken advantage of European printing facilities for their leaflets.

The small print on the leaflet, promoting Cheltenham candidate Christina Simmonds, reveals it was printed by a company called onlineleaflets.co.uk - whose print operation is based in Neustadt, Germany.

Nigel Farage launched the party's manifesto this morning.

Nuttall's office has been approached for a comment.