MPs vote through social care reforms – but government majority gets slashed
The prime minister’s working majority of around 80 MPs was slashed to 26, with the former justice secretary urging ministers to "look again" at the issue.
The prime minister’s working majority of around 80 MPs was slashed to 26, with the former justice secretary urging ministers to "look again" at the issue.
"Note to self: must f*ck off on holiday in the middle of a crisis more often," wrote the parody Boris Johnson Twitter account.
The move "will rub salt in the wound" of those facing the new charge, Dennis Reed said.
253 MPs, including Conservative members, backed the motion, which is likely to be ignored by Boris Johnson.
"The statue of Cristiano Ronaldo at Madeira airport has been surpassed in its awfulness by this Braveheart statue."
"The sheer arrogance of anyone thinking that turning up for a day with clipboards and nothing to offer will do anything but piss people off is laughable."
"The RNLI is a life saving charity. Please don’t try and politicise them," Adrian Edmondson of The Young Ones clapped back.
"There's something broken in a system that punishes someone for calling out lies and protects someone else for repeatedly lying," Tommy Corbyn said.
"This may be my favourite closing shot EVER," the reporter wrote.
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