"It's almost as if Northern Powerhouse and levelling up are baseless slogans designed to hoodwink voters in the North into thinking the Tories care about them," one person tweeted.

Dido Harding's plans to reduce the reliance on foreign workers in the NHS have sparked outrage on social media.

"I cannot believe Boris listens to Carrie anymore than he listens to me!", he said.

Patriotism is not the preserve of the far right - It is high time we take it back.

He described the Mail on Sunday's commentator as the "Clown Prince" and "epistemological Godfather of the lobby."

It is the party's worst result in a parliamentary by-election ever, according to reports.

There was some unexpected Baccara-induced turbulence on the flight down from Aberdeen.

"The saddest thing of all for Edwin Poots is that he’s not even a record-breaker: Diane James was leader of UKIP for 18 days in 2016," one person said.

Boris Johnson will be faced with some harsh realities after his party’s stunning by-election loss in the Conservatives’ heartland.