Jeremy Corbyn faced claims he had been airbrushed today as he appeared on the latest cover of GQ magazine.
Posing in a Marks & Spencer jacket, Mr Corbyn is featured in the January/February issue of the magazine.
The issue has been billed a ‘2018 Election Special’ and carries the headline ‘Jeremy Corbyn’s hostile takeover’.
But his altered appearance provoked teasing from Tory MPs who claimed it was no longer just ‘far left policies that have been stylised’.
The airbrushing risks triggering a new row over the practice of magazine’s digitally altering their subjects.
GQ magazine have put Jeremy Corbyn on the front page of their latest issue but eagle eyed readers spotted that he appears to have been airbrushed as he modelled a Marks and Spencer suit for the photo shoot
Alec Shelbrooke told MailOnline: ‘He’s airbrushing his face in the same way he airbrushes history.’
Henry Smith added: ‘For someone who claims authenticity to have Jeremy Corbyn’s front cover GQ picture airbrushed ironically exposes his hypocrisy.
‘Now we know it’s not just the dangerous far left policies that have been stylised to make them more saleable.’
His appearance marks a change in direction for the magazine, which has featured the likes of Liam Gallagher, Alec Baldwin, Cara Delevingne and the Duke of Cambridge on the cover this year.
Mr Corbyn is not the first major politician to appear as a cover star this year.
Theresa May featured in US Vogue in March after a high profile shoot with Annie Leibovitz.
Jeremy Corbyn appears strikingly different in his new GQ portrait (right) compared to his recent appearance in Glasgow (left)
Tory MPs teased the Labour leader over his appearance on the cover of the men’s lifestyle magazine
And the PM triggered a major row by posing in the Sunday Times Magazine last year wearing a £995 pair of brown leather trousers.
They sparked accusations she was out of touch with the ordinary struggling families she claimed to represent.
And a series of publications have found themselves in hot water for airbrushing celebrities on their front covers without permission.
The London Evening Standard has apologised to Solange Knowles for airbrushing her crown of braids from an image on the cover of its magazine.
The singer, whose songs include Don’t Touch My Hair, was featured in the magazine discussing her upcoming album, as well as the “art form” and cultural legacy for black women of braiding their hair.
Mr Corbyn has faced a constant stream of criticism about his reluctance to dress smartly since becoming Labour leader and he was famously told to ‘put on a proper suit and do up your tie’