She urged parents to stand up for their children, saying: “If you’ve got a child and you need to fight, fight. Don’t back off from it. Do what I’ve done – fight for it.”

"Is there a vacancy for a weatherman? Asking for a friend," wrote one Twitter user.

"The same Jacob Rees Mogg that said the people who died in Grenfell did so because they didn't use their common sense?", wrote one Twitter user.

“The vegetable garden is both an act of protest and a way to feed my staff during this tough time.”

In the wake of the case, the Commons Standards Committee found five Conservatives, including his wife, had breached the code of conduct over an “egregious” attempt to influence his legal proceedings.

Scottish students do not pay tuition fees in Scotland, and Northern Irish students benefit from a lower tuition fee cap in Northern Ireland.

The SNP’s culture spokesman John Nicolson joked it was “just as well there are no homosexuals in the arts sector” as he made reference to the issue when welcoming Ms Dorries to her new post.

"Time and time again this government have managed to hit that real sweet spot between sinister and exceptionally stupid. Maybe that’s what “Britishness” means??" Wrote one bemused Twitter user.

"In a world full of Scott Morrisons, be a Jacinda Ardern," wrote one Twitter user.