BBC election debate: The one photo that summed up the whole 90-minute leaders debate
Ed Miliband was left out of the group hug between Nicola Stugeon, Leanne Wood and Natalie Bennett
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Your support makes all the difference.The moment that summed up the whole BBC leaders debate came after the arguing had finished, David Dimbleby had said goodnight and the closing credits were running.
It was one photo that captured the mood of the whole night. Ed Miliband could only look on in admiration as the three women in the debate embraced each other in a beautiful post-debate group hug.
The SNP's Nicola Sturgeon, Green leader Natalie Bennett and Leanne Wood were clearly pleased with their night's work battling against with the Labour leader and Nigel Farage, who cut a lonely figure as he stood to the far right of the stage.
After a hard-fought 90 minutes with the three leaders to the left of him and Nigel Farage on the right, all Mr Miliband wanted was a hug.
But all he got was a cold handshake from Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP leader who is the the Labour leader's biggest obstacle to entering Number 10.
Spare a thought for poor old Mr Farage, standing alone on the right. A picture really can paint a thousand words. Here's a clip of the already-famous hug:
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