ON TWITTER
#QUEENSSPEECH
The Queen’s Speech, which sets out the Government’s legislative agenda for the coming year, has reportedly been delayed for the first time in 93 years @Samcoatestimes said: ‘You don’t mess with the Queen. Moving the Queen’s speech is messing with the Queen. There are few bigger signs of an unstable, chaotic government’ @Polhomeeditor puzzled over the situation: ‘On Saturday night, Downing St told us a deal had been reached with DUP. Now Queen’s Speech delayed as no deal struck with DUP’ @chakrabortty noted: ‘The Tories: They can’t begin Brexit talks, they can’t do a Queen’s Speech. They can’t govern. What keeps them in place is self-entitlement’ @ishmaellasting ‘That delayed Queen’s Speech in full: ‘My government will provide stability and certainty. You don’t need the details. See ya’
#DUP
Conservative Scottish secretary David Mundell, who recently came out as gay, has said he wants the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to “change its position” on LGBTI issues. @Jeremycorbyn said: ‘Hard-won LGBT rights must not be sold out by @Theresa_may and the Tories as they try to cling to power with the DUP’ @Danny_mcmoomins jeered: ‘Gonna be some craic when the DUP and the Tories fall out over gay rights, abortion, dinosaurs being real, and the earth being round’ @Nostrodamus666 added: ‘I would rather Labour not be in power than deal with the DUP. Let the Tories make themselves unelectable, don’t want no part of it’
#WORLDMEATFREEDAY
Vegetarians around the world were promoting the benefits of a plant-based diet and encouraging others to eat less meat to help the environment. @Kirstiemiddleton said: ‘Animal agriculture is the second largest source of climate pollution globally – higher than auto emissions’ @Gazgagman joked: ‘Not sure if I should eat meat or not...i’m a vaguean’ @Rattlesnakemel piped up: ‘A quarter of the world’s landmass is used as pasture for livestock’ @Chickenlesshen was thoughtful: ‘I don’t each much meat but it’s something to think about. Meat is environmentally costly, and no doubt relatively unhealthy’