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#MARKRECKLESS

UKIP Wales AM Mark Reckless announced his defection from the party to join the Tory group yesterday. @Billukip opined: “The behaviour of Mark Reckless is totally disgraceful. He and fellow Manchurian Candidate infiltrators are being activated by Tory handlers.” @Toomanyemmas observed: “Now Mark Reckless has left UKIP to join the Conservatives in Welsh Assembly, after defecting from Tories to UKIP. Amazing.” @Brithugh98 noted: “Mark Reckless gone, Carswell gone. There polling tanking, Ukip has effectively become a glorified pressure group.” @wendy_cooksey argued: “UKIP’S Mark Reckless defects back to Tories. Yes, UKIP are Tories and not for advancing the interests of working people.”

#NEWYORKTIMES

The New York Times issued a correction after it referred to Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka as his wife. @Bradycarlson reminisced: “Reminds me of the time my hometown paper captioned my engagement photo with my name... and my nowmother-in-law’s name.” @Heerjeet asked: “Is this a Freudian Slip? Or an Electra Complex? Or an Oedipus Complex?” @jherynarku wrote: “Trump will really call NYT ‘Fake News’ now. He knows he isn’t married to Ivanka. He checked on marrying her. They wouldn’t let him.” @Mmedesevigne tweeted: “NYT had the lapsus linguae of the century. In a piece on Mar-a-largo, they referred to Ivanka as Trump’s wife.”

#BARACKOBAMA

Former US president Barack Obama is set to visit Edinburgh in May for a charity fundraiser. @Ccameron_ shared: “So sad I’ll be on holiday when Barack Obama is in Edinburgh. What a day that will be.” @Drygatemori posted: “Hey Barack Obama, you should totally come visit Glasgow when you’re in Scotland. If you fancy a pint I’ll spot you a fresh one at Drygate.” @Angelahaggerty noted: “So Celtic’s 50th anniversary of winning the European Cup is 25 May, and Barack Obama is visiting Scotland on 26th. Clearly a Celtic fan.” @seonaideh tweeted: “Barack Obama is coming to Edinburgh on my birthday. Or is it FOR my birthday, hmm?”