David Lammy is confused for Sierra Leone politician

5:05 PM

David Lammy has posted a local news story about whether he would consider going for Ed Miliband’s job as Labour leader.

However it is not the eye catching headline that has perturbed him.

“If anyone knows who this guy is please let him know he’s now the MP for Tottenham”, he writes.

The Tottenham and Wood Green Independent which had a picture of Julius Maada Bio underneath the headline: “MP David Lammy considers taking Ed Miliband’s job as Labour leader”.

Labour Party member of parliament for Tottenham, David Lammy, is pictured following a meeting with the metropolitan police in London on January 9, 2014. North London community leaders met with representatives of the metropolitan police to discuss the previous day's inquest verdict that the 2011 killing of suspected gangster Mark Duggan was lawful. Duggan's family and supporters reacted with fury to the verdict and vowed to continue fighting for justice for the father of six, whose death sparked nights of rioting across English cities in August 2011. AFP PHOTO/BEN STANSALL (Photo credit should read BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)

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