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“I really find it hard to believe that in this day and age, with our knowledge and understanding of how important trees like this are on so many levels, that anyone could even think of removing it, let alone for the reason given."

His attempts to school a professor of immunology on the yellow card system didn't quite go to plan.

“This will have a devastating impact on workers and their families,” GMB union national officer Ross Murdoch said.

The Lib Dems said the paper, which is meant to present how poorer areas in the UK will have better lives, is "something cobbled together in a rush".

"Hello, is that The Irony Helpline?"

"The government and energy companies should explain to bill payers why switching away from gas and insulating our homes is not only important in tackling climate change, but also a route to reducing energy bills," a government committee chair has said.

"This is how easily those in power will just make up terms to dehumanise people," wrote one person on Twitter.

“This announcement has created uncertainty and unpredictability and certainly no stability, so I’m not sure what the purpose of this move is … it’s an absolute breach of international law," an EU official has said.

"Irony is dead", wrote one person on Twitter.