5 highlights from today’s State Opening of Parliament
1. Corbyn threw some shade.
Jeremy has NO TIME for Dave #StateOpeningofParliament pic.twitter.com/BRd2Jpyzn8
— Ryan Love (@RyanJL) May 18, 2016
2. Theresa May had severe nasal problems.
'could someone help me, I appear to have a unicorn horn stuck up my nose' #QueensSpeech pic.twitter.com/1ifKobI73M
— General Boles (@GeneralBoles) May 18, 2016
3. Dennis Skinner made his feeling about the BBC clear.
"Hands off the BBC" – MP Dennis Skinner makes annual intervention ahead of #QueensSpeech https://t.co/zIDPf40YH7
https://t.co/FiXh5jgrcU— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) May 18, 2016
4. People with fancy titles got a shout-out.
And so begins the Ceremonial Tweeting of the Fancy Titles #QueensSpeech pic.twitter.com/i3t6Q4WDaF
— Michael Deacon (@MichaelPDeacon) May 18, 2016
5. The Queen’s hat was criticised.
#QueensSpeech
A woman in a million pound hat sits in a gold chair to tell us that we need to embrace austerity. pic.twitter.com/bPPOJbLbtF— Alan Knox (@alanknox) May 18, 2016
The day a lady in a jewelled hat sits on a gold chair and tells us how her privately schooled government will make more cuts. #QueensSpeech
— Dave Jones (@WelshGasDoc) May 18, 2016
Things you probably won't hear at the #QueensSpeech today.
At least you'll have unqualified teachers though. pic.twitter.com/MB9YyE1ZvW
— Rachael (@Rachael_Swindon) May 18, 2016