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A Tory MP has been mocked for posting a picture of himself in his Westminster officer with a sign in the background which reads: “Freedom is in peril. Defend it with all your might.”

Andrew Bridgen, MP for north-west Leicestershire, tweeted a picture which shows him sat behind a computer wearing a navy suit and a polka dot tie.

“Working hard for NW Leics in Westminster,” he wrote.

But the politician’s post was met with ridicule as a horde of Twitter users changed the words of the motivational poster.

One person changed it to read: “Anyone have any tips for minesweeper?” – suggesting Mr Bridgen was not working but playing computer games.

Other versions of the sign included “keep calm and vote Labour”, “keep calm and dress in the dark” and “I’m naked from the waist down”.

Another person changed the sign to read “I have a lot of keys”, in reference to the large pile of keys sat on the desk.

Others poked fun at the Conservative party’s apparent struggle to get to grips with social media.

Mr Bridgen, 53, was voted in to Parliament in the 2010 election and is a staunch supporter of Brexit.