Mansion tax debate begins at 2:40

As Ed Miliband sat down on ITV’s The Agenda last night, he might have thought that after a difficult few weeks, a debate with a former pop star might be just the kind of tune-up fight he needed before he took on bigger political opponents.

But Miliband was dealt another blow in his bid to restore faith in his Labour party leadership when he was taken to task over mansion tax by Myleene Klass.

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Social media users were straight on Twitter to give a running commentary of the heated argument, with viewers saying she was ‘wiping the floor’ with the beleaguered Miliband.

Klass said Miliband’s proposed tax would only hit ‘grannies’ and not the super-rich (Picture: ITV)

And the former Hear’Say member did her best impression of Jeremy Paxman as she grilled the Labour leader over…