Dominic Raab is mocked online for leaving books on his windowsill in interview ...

'Sad he can't afford bookshelves': Dominic Raab is mocked online for leaving two piles of political biographies on his windowsill during a BBC interview 'to appear well-read' He placed Arnold Schwarzenegger's autobiography and others by his blinds Provoked widespread ridicule on social media as people gave cynical put-downs One tweeted the former Brexit Secretary was 'fooling none of his constituents' 

By Jake Hurfurt For The Daily Mail and Jack Elsom For Mailonline

Published: 22:00 BST, 31 March 2019 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 31 March 2019

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Perhaps he was keen to burnish his credentials as a political heavyweight.

Dominic Raab appeared for a BBC interview with what appeared to be a carefully curated selection of books in the background, including the autobiography of Austrian bodybuilder-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger and biographies of US Presidents Regan and Nixon.

The pile of books also contained a primer on economics from the Economist magazine, in what may have been an attempt to prove his ability to run Britain's economy. 

Tory MP Dominic Raab appeared for a BBC interview with what appeared to be a carefully curated selection of books in the background

Tory MP Dominic Raab appeared for a BBC interview with what appeared to be a carefully curated selection of books in the background

And it did not take long for people to take to social media to mock Mr Raab for trying to appear well-read with

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