ON TWITTER

#REESMOGG

Jacob Rees-mogg said guidance on wearing face masks in crowded indoor spaces doesn't apply to Conservative MPS because "we on this side know each other" and have a "convivial fraternal spirit."

@childofalba wrote: “Where to start? It’s this kind of appalling lack of leadership and casual denial of reality that has gotten England into the mess it’s in.”

@bohemoth wrote: “The guidance states you should wear a mask when in a group you wouldn't normally mix with. If you work with the same people every day, you're not required to (in England).”

@maelil asked: “Do they leave the Commons? Travel home? Meet family? Have their family members been at school? Have their family members been in other places of work? Did they teach science at Eton when JRM was there?”

@jim_proper wrote: “Nurses who work together in hospitals know each other, mate.”

@MRSABC321 wrot: “Have the Tory MPS had a super duper vaccination, that isn't available to the public? I'm amazed at how blasé they are about non- mask wearing, when numbers are so high, unless they know for sure that they're well protected.”

@laserwave2 tweeted: “Good to know Dr Reesmogg has confirmed we can now only catch Covid from complete strangers. I'm going to start wearing a big name badge to make myself immune as everybody will know me then. Thanks Jacob!”

#TRUMP

After being banned fro Twitter, Donald Trump has announced the launch of a new social media platform, Truth.

@donald48 wrote: “We should start a pool like you do at a [baby] shower to guess the birth date, but in this case the ‘ death date’ of this social media site.”

@frybreadslayer wrote: “Hopefully he invests all his money into this project!”

@brnacules tweeted: “You're not allowed to post the truth on there either. The rules state that you're not allowed to have an opinion and they can ban you for any reason. It's already the most censored social media network that has ever existed and it hasn't launched yet.”

@chedancer said: “Call it what it is – a grifting, antiamerican, disinformation national security threat”