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#MERCYKILLINGS

Edinburgh soldier Sergeant Colin Maclachlan is facing murder charges for the ‘mercy killing’ of Iraqi soldiers 13 years ago. @danjhill29 tweeted Colin offering his support: “@ Colmaclachlan22 it’s a disgrace what is happening to you mate. You have done nothing wrong. Country needs to back heros like you.” @Gavinplume posted: “@ Colmaclachlan22 disgusted what I have just read in the mail about what could happen to you, this is no way to treat a hero!” @Awesome5150 wrote: “Our forces need support not prosecution, he acted compassionately.”

#BOJO

Boris Johnson said Britain remaining in the European Union would be a “boon for the world and for Europe” in a previously secret newspaper column. @Jacktk tweeted: “That Boris Johnson article is a bit of a dud. Lacked any sort of enthusiasm about our role in the EU and no wonder he ended up backing Brexit.” @muggwhump said: “Boris Johnson always favoured interpreting a #leave vote as a way to negotiate a better deal with the EU anyway, maybe he leaked the article.” @mcashmancbe posted: “Boris Johnson says of pro EU article in Sunday Times, he was ‘wrestling with the issue’. No he was wrestling with his career, himself before UK.” @larrymeath quipped: “Boris Johnson claims his pro-eu newspaper article was a ‘parody’. I’d always assumed that Boris Johnson HIMSELF was a parody. ”

#INDYREF2

The Scottish Government will call a second independence referendum if the UK opts for a ‘hard Brexit’. @Sharonwifey said: Without Scotland’s resources, mainly oil - at WHATEVER price - the UK is up shit creek. That’s the real reason they want us. #indyref2 #snp @jsteve372 said: “Nicola Sturgeon is misleading Scotland. There is no alternative to #Hardbrexit. #indyref2.” @tghehmaochsinte wrote: “Nicola Sturgeon is possibly the only one who can save us from a hard Brexit #Scottishreferendum.” @Jiminy_billybob tweeted: “As if the fallout from #Brexit isn’t going to be hard enough, Nicola Sturgeon wants to throw yet another referendum into the mix #SNP16.”