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#QUEENPORTRAIT

Students at one of Oxford University's colleges have voted to remove a portrait of the Queen from their common room. Members of Magdalen College Middle Common Room deemed the image a symbol of "recent colonial history".

@Junemccarthy10 said: “Have these students any useful contribution to make to society, or can they only pull down what others have done before? That they should spend time debating removal of a picture of the Queen,and decide to do that, makes me wonder.”

@Draconacticus posted: “Students redecorate common room. What a scoop! a) Bit weird having a picture of the Queen there in the first place; b) it's only been there since 2013 so hardly a tradition; c) they had a democratic vote about it – respect the will of the people!”

@Daveshugwud commented: “Hope the students will reflect on the honour, duty, sacrifice etc she has personally given to this nation. What have been their contributions and experience to warrant making that decision?”

@Llamaperson replied: “I'd happily let a three-year-old remove a picture in their bedroom if they wanted to. I think a bunch of students can safely be allowed to take down an unwanted picture whatever their ‘contributions and experience’.” @wheresocar said: “I think denying our very dodgy past is absurd but something the Tories are adept at, seeing how much of Johnson’s previous behaviour is swept under a very bumpy carpet. No-one is cancelling the Queen; just taking down a picture. Why should they have one up in the first place?”

@Blammo771 added: It's a common room, why are folk getting so worked up about this? If they want to put up posters of Gok Wan or Elastica just let them.”

#JOEBIDEN

Joe Biden has "deep" concerns that a UK-EU trade row could endanger peace in Northern Ireland, his national security adviser has said.

@Fosm25 posted: “Tell Biden to mind his own business in the same way as I would expect the Yanks to tell us if we tried to interfere with the running of their country. Mr Biden you are American, not Irish.”

@johnste79721428 said: “Without American ‘interference’ it's unlikely there would be what peace there is in Ireland.”