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GB News’ Tom Harwood moaned about UK’s international dialling code as ‘we invented the blo*dy telephone’
"Maybe we should re-name ourselves AAAUK so we're the first country alphabetically while we're at it Tom," tweeted one person.
Jeremy Clarkson’s tweet about France dealing with heatwave backfires…no pun intended
"DefCon level 8 would actually be very low risk, you turnip," wrote one person reacting to Clarkson's comment about the current heatwave.
Watch: Steve Bray gatecrashed Johnson’s party at Chequers as he missed Cobra meeting
"More inclined than ever to retweet Steve even if it’s just because protest is precious," wrote one person in support.
It’s silly season! Braverman brands Tory PM candidate TOO WOKE
A woke Tory? Not a thing, mate. Suella Braverman has further devalued the meaning of the word, following remarks she made on Sunday.
Boris Johnson and the Lebedevs article sparks debate about UK media and democracy
"The British media and political establishment has never looked so ineffectual and incestuous. The Lebedev scandal isn’t even Profumo – it’s more serious than that."
Rishi Sunak wore £490 Prada shoes to building site and jokes wrote themselves
"Everyone needs to stop having a go at Rishi Sunak for wearing £500 Prada loafers to visit a building site. He just didn’t want to get his good shoes dirty."
Met Police prosecution for Covid breach ‘an insult to memory of Sarah Everard’
A spontaneous vigil – which followed the kidnap, rape and murder of Ms Everard, 33, by serving Pc Wayne Couzens – but the Met’s policing was heavily criticised after women were handcuffed on the ground and led away by officers.
Watch: Mordaunt called out over comments about Turkey joining EU
"Alice in Wonderland. We’re in for even more serious trouble if this woman becomes PM. Cynical beyond belief. "
Heatwave: ‘Just like 1976’ claim debunked by graphic comparison
"This infographic will be haunting my dreams. There's so much to fight for & against in the world today, but focus on the climate crisis must come first."