Liberal MP Alex Hawke’s family photo is called out for ‘worst photoshop job we’ve ever seen’

Liberal Party powerhouse Alex Hawke was caught with “the worst Photoshop job ever” after crudely plastering himself in a family photo as he fights for his political life.

The former confidant and right-hand man of ex-Prime Minister Scott Morrison now faces a battle to retain his seat in Parliament in a local preselection.

The father-of-four is fighting for his survival as a Liberal candidate for his seat of Mitchell in the Sydney Hills region in the city’s northwest.

But in his rush to create a pre-selection booklet to help him in his fight, his attempts to photoshop it into a happy family snapshot earned him ridicule.

The family photo of his wife and children featured in the booklet also appears on his Facebook page – but without him.

Instead, someone pasted a photo of Mr Hawke wearing a formal suit into the background of the otherwise relaxed family group photo.

The family photo of his wife and children featured in the booklet also appears on his Facebook page – but without him.

The former confidant and right-hand man of former Prime Minister Scott Morrison now faces a battle to retain his seat in Parliament in a local preselection.

The photographic failure was called out online, with one social media user calling it “one of the worst Photoshops we’ve ever seen.”

He said the congressman’s campaign reeked of “real school captain electoral energy.”

Mr Hawke was Scott Morrison’s loyal numbers man during the 2018 political coup that saw him replace Malcolm Turnbull as coalition leader and prime minister.

But despite their close ties over the years, Mr Morrison is nowhere mentioned in Mr Hawke’s shortlist booklet, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.

It appears Mr Hawke’s once close ties to the former prime minister are now working against him in his bid to be re-elected at the next federal election.

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