BREAKING EU elections WILL go ahead on May 23, government confirmshttps://t.co/sCJGbWgOUx pic.twitter.com/0AyBGqvntb

— Mirror Breaking News (@MirrorBreaking_) May 7, 2019

Things Theresa May doesn’t regret:
4m kids in poverty
120000 deaths due to austerity
NHS & social care in meltdown
Schools crowdfunding for basics
Abuse of Windrush generation
£4bn spaffed away on Brexit no deal prep

Things she regrets:
People voting pic.twitter.com/qvmyeRCaYA

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) May 7, 2019

Theresa May's unofficial deputy David Lidington confirms UK will hold European elections later this month, as MPs run out of time to agree a #Brexit deal before the vote – but he still hopes UK MEPs "never actually have to take their seats"https://t.co/pqMUFkdggp pic.twitter.com/PI8pryfhad

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 7, 2019

Tory MPs tell Theresa May second Brexit referendum becoming 'inevitable' https://t.co/nPdaiTd4F5

— Sue Wilson #FBPE (@Suewilson91) May 7, 2019

Con/Lab Brexit talks wrap up for the day with the same "constructive and detailed" vibe that Downing St always attaches to them. Why not mix it up a bit, guys? How about "acrimonious and superficial"? Just for a bit of variety?

— George Parker (@GeorgeWParker) May 7, 2019

The nutshelled version of @RLong_Bailey’s statement on Brexit negotiations with the government is “there has been zero progress but we are both negotiating in good faith”. This is Brexit as told by Samuel Beckett. Talks till we all die, never a deal https://t.co/j185eDFXTE

— Robert Peston (@Peston) May 7, 2019

Change UK have changed their name again… their twitter handle was @TheIndGroup until an hour ago when it inexplicably became @ForChange_Now… which is somehow even more confusing and less catchy, and also means they've lost their blue tick 👏

— Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) May 7, 2019

I agree with Simon’s analysis here. Brexit if it happens would be a more serious and lasting blow to Britain’s economic prospects and weight in the world than Suez. https://t.co/uxjdFy4ijs

— Peter Ricketts (@LordRickettsP) May 7, 2019

You and I both took an oath, @SenateMajLdr McConnell. To defend the Constitution of the United States – not to protect @realDonaldTrump. Congress must consider the evidence provided in the Mueller Report and hold the President accountable. https://t.co/H2aoBCl7AD

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) May 7, 2019

“[Trump's] a much better victim than he is a victor. He’s not a very good winner but he’s an outstanding victim…I understand that the Democrats are saying, ‘Look if we go forward with impeachment we are handing him this victim persona’” – @FrankFigliuzzi1 w/ @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/GVN3U3nJAm

— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) May 7, 2019

The Trump campaign issues a statement blasting rogue fundraising groups after a Trump ally group was accused of false advertising. https://t.co/5VbL3OFNTz pic.twitter.com/l5sJyZNJPS

— ABC News (@ABC) May 7, 2019

Trump’s taxes: New York lawmakers are moving closer to allowing the release of the president's state returns https://t.co/JcT151yuT6

— NYT Metro (@NYTMetro) May 7, 2019

The Senate routinely collects several years of tax returns from Presidential nominees. No one doubts its legislative purpose. Among other things, the returns let the Senate monitor the effect of personal interests on official policy or dubious tax schemes. https://t.co/wvtixrVu8c

— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) May 7, 2019

OK, um, so, well, I mean.https://t.co/8H4jg5LG1z

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) May 7, 2019

Trump yet again prioritising Russia over Germany. Deeply concerning to UK security – & yet another reason why Brexit is so unwise https://t.co/hL7oWMQObu

— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) May 7, 2019

Satellite images from a Washington think tank reveal what may be China building its first full-sized aircraft carrier pic.twitter.com/A2YzEwA0xx

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 7, 2019

BREAKING: President Trump and White House officials appear to have violated the law by intentionally failing to create and preserve records related to meetings with Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-Un and other foreign government officials https://t.co/bkei8FAPwz

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 7, 2019

NEW: Trump juggles crises in Iran, North Korea and Venezuela https://t.co/neZdMMtFVd pic.twitter.com/8VYZwFNbsm

— The Hill (@thehill) May 7, 2019

JUST IN: Treasury lifts sanctions on Venezuela general who turned against Maduro https://t.co/xYyvtsNTin pic.twitter.com/KDzpX9qNzt

— The Hill (@thehill) May 7, 2019

UNBELIEVABLE!!!

LIVERPOOL HAVE ACTUALLY DONE IT!

Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona (4-3 agg)#LIVBAR reaction: https://t.co/JR8YU2WrM8 #UCL pic.twitter.com/1yXPpdKzSZ

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) May 7, 2019

fair play, this is very good

An Anfield miracle transcribed from the pages of pure fantasy https://t.co/axISXNugx9

— Jamie Smith (@JamieSmithSport) May 7, 2019

one hour on and it's still every single trending topic pic.twitter.com/NumQKSFGJN

— Jane Merrick (@janemerrick23) May 7, 2019

A sweeping report assessing the state of the natural world found that humans are having an “unprecedented” and devastating effect on global biodiversity, with about 1,000,000 animal and plant species now threatened with extinction. https://t.co/bywylzGQHh (1/5)

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 6, 2019

Scientists warn a million species at risk of extinction https://t.co/llqXsRMypa pic.twitter.com/5qr99uU7PD

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 6, 2019

Leading specialists in biodiversity and conservation, conclude the loss of plants and animals is accelerating with 1,000,000 species now threatened with extinction due to human activity https://t.co/BJXt3ALZiK

— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) May 6, 2019

Our extractive, wasteful, fossil fuel economy is posing a direct threat to our own lives.

There is a better way: one that’s conscious, just + prosperous.

We will not be able to save our planet without first changing ourselves. That is the task before us. https://t.co/NsELCtwehE

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 6, 2019

A new report from the U.N. details a steep decline in worldwide biodiversity, suggesting that as many as one million species are at risk of extinction. Revisit Elizabeth Kolbert's landmark 2009 story on the earth’s five great extinctions. https://t.co/v1eRMYKszl

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) May 6, 2019

Tory MPs 'will move to oust Theresa May this week' if she agrees Brexit deal with Labourhttps://t.co/N1fW6La2en

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 6, 2019

Guardian front page, 6 May 2019: Labour MPs 'will not back Brexit deal without second referendum' pic.twitter.com/HboBD1kKRj

— Guardian news (@guardiannews) May 5, 2019

Theresa May secretly planning for second referendum. Bring it on! https://t.co/AvaSUslcJL

— Andrew Adonis (@Andrew_Adonis) May 6, 2019

Lord Adonis openly saying that the Labour Party is the party of remain, they have betrayed #Brexit and the working class people who voted for Brexit.
If you are a #Brexiteer you should not vote for the Labour Party because they contribute massively to parliaments #BrexitBetrayal. https://t.co/24hJ9vO7wn

— Michael Gore (@Michael74245241) May 6, 2019

BBC News – Ministers spend extra £160m on Brexit consultant contractshttps://t.co/MFLBeHva8L
More #brexit waste! No #brexitdividend in sight

— Nicholas walker (@Nicl22) May 6, 2019

A brilliant, non-biased assessment of the damage Brexit has already done to the British economy.

Vote Remain at the #EUelections2019#RevoteRevokeRemain 🇪🇺🇬🇧pic.twitter.com/plYT2Jx8WJ

— Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 #FBPE (@BrexitBin) May 6, 2019

Be this girl. *watch till the end* pic.twitter.com/PR0heHlcuk

— Ben Phillips (@benphillips76) May 4, 2019

Trump administration accuses Chinese officials of ‘reneging’ on earlier commitments in trade talks, reaffirms plan to raise tariffs https://t.co/MeCZej8MJS

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 6, 2019

"If we actually have a trade war, it will be bad for the whole world." Here's what 4 experts had to say about the tumultuous state of U.S.-China trade talks and its effects on the market. https://t.co/UtRZjEayer pic.twitter.com/Waco2wOdkH

— CNBC (@CNBC) May 6, 2019

Trump reverses course, now says Mueller shouldn't testify @PamelaBrownCNN reports @TheLeadCNN https://t.co/8e9sCGrQj8 pic.twitter.com/se6sy9OJVg

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 6, 2019

Shorter Cornyn: “If we knew more, we might have trouble continuing to support Trump. But we must continue to support him. So ignorance is bliss.” https://t.co/QuvCyAO5Br

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 6, 2019

BREAKING: Steve Mnuchin just refused to turn over President Trump's tax returns to Congress pic.twitter.com/tRrhae7ooQ

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 6, 2019

This was a significant, underreported change by the Trump White House. The other day Kremlin's readout of Putin call revealing info not disclosed by the US (such as the apparent fact that Trump initiated the call with Putin) is a reminder. No WH briefing, no basic readouts. https://t.co/PGVhRJepxU

— Susan Glasser (@sbg1) May 6, 2019

I told @NBCNews that John Bolton’s aggressive statements about the new deployment of US warships and other belligerent rhetoric toward Iran is about laying the groundwork for a new war of choice, unauthorized by Congress and unwanted by the American peoplehttps://t.co/PcmJ5sjaI7

— Dylan Williams (@dylanotes) May 6, 2019

Currently we're two thirds of the way through a 15 year learning curve for the American press on this. Which means by 2024 they may understand it, and their part in it. Facebook, however, is perpetually on year one. They haven't gotten to the curve part yet. https://t.co/Bkzre3nbp2

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) May 6, 2019

"I’ve used my voice on many occasions so that Puerto Ricans are not forgotten and my absence (from the White House) is no different," Cora said. https://t.co/4yyhCgGuQu

— USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) May 5, 2019

the @ft devotes precisely one sentence to the royal baby pic.twitter.com/lW0vcmQjra

— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) May 6, 2019

NEW STORMONT TALKS BEGIN TUESDAY – Can a deal be done in such an unstable moment in British politics – when Brexit has broken Parliament, broken the two main parties at Westminster and shown the cracks within the Union? https://t.co/yRdO42ntvX

— Brian Rowan (@BrianPJRowan) May 6, 2019

BREAK: Ahead of start of fresh talks at Stormont on Tuesday, the UK Govt has announced a £105m economic package for the north-west. Includes £50m for the Derry and Strabane 'city deal' and a £55m economic/social fund that 'recognises the unique circumstances facing the region'.

— Ryan McAleer (@RyanMcAleerbiz) May 6, 2019

The people of Creggan estate who did this are the heroes we need right now.

We need to celebrate what is positive, vibrant and shared more.

Diversity is not a weakness, but a strength. We should embrace it. We are stronger, better together. #UnityinDiversity #BetterTogether https://t.co/sYjldPSm4h

— Naomi Long MLA (@naomi_long) May 6, 2019

The new mural dedicated to slain journalist #LyraMcKee outside the Sunflower Bar in #Belfast. Beautiful ❤️ pic.twitter.com/zPNRzR7u9v

— Leona O'Neill (@LeonaONeill1) May 6, 2019

Robert Mueller and the House Judiciary Committee reach a tentative date for the special counsel to testify on May 15, House Democrat says https://t.co/nXH1YJk5Ow pic.twitter.com/vA3Q1pP3zA

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 5, 2019

This is why Mueller’s testimony matters. He will mostly just repeat what is in his report, but 87 percent of Americans haven’t read much of it. https://t.co/xCnGVXppGI

— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) May 5, 2019

60% of Americans say Trump has been dishonest about the Mueller investigation and just 29% say the Mueller report cleared the president of wrongdoing, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 5, 2019

Trump scared to let Mueller testify, despite "exoneration" https://t.co/dFimR2fD35

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) May 5, 2019

Only a dictator would have power to stop someone in Mueller’s position from testifying to a duly authorized legislative or parliamentary inquiry into the leader’s wrongdoing. And only a dictator with a lot to hide would try to invoke such power. https://t.co/3QDa2C1eJT

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) May 5, 2019

….to testify. Are they looking for a redo because they hated seeing the strong NO COLLUSION conclusion? There was no crime, except on the other side (incredibly not covered in the Report), and NO OBSTRUCTION. Bob Mueller should not testify. No redos for the Dems!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2019

Trump says that he lost "two years" due to Mueller.

This 👇 is his schedule for the week. Two sports teams, one golfer, a campaign rally, and an event with his wife.

You'd think a guy who was upset that he lost two years would actually use his time to do SOMETHING. pic.twitter.com/Zbwqujqkue

— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) May 5, 2019

Nadler gave DOJ a 9 a.m. Monday deadline to comply with a subpoena for the full Mueller report before Barr faces contempt proceedings https://t.co/pbVmlQYUhv

— Roll Call (@rollcall) May 5, 2019

William Barr is using the Democrats’ fear of impeachment against them. https://t.co/3NF17aBmaf

— Slate (@Slate) May 5, 2019

Dick Durbin says A.G. Barr should recuse himself from the ongoing investigations spun off from the Mueller report.

"Mr. Barr should not be a hindrance or raise any questions about whether this is going to be an investigation and a prosecution with total integrity."
Via CBS pic.twitter.com/nxUvitYDwR

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 5, 2019

Theresa May urges Jeremy Corbyn to do a Brexit deal https://t.co/KH1iFYBydl

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) May 5, 2019

Corbyn RIP. May is set to offer a deal that meets his red lines: a Customs union, single market alignment and worker rights. But without a PV, that splits his party. If he accepts a PV, he must campaign with May for their deal. If he opts for more fudge Labour support collapses.

— Will Hutton (@williamnhutton) May 5, 2019

Sunderland MP ⁦@bphillipsonMP⁩ speaks more sense in one article than London media has uttered in millions of words. And certainly more sense than @jeremycorbyn bizarre judgement that local elections were a call for a co-owned Corbyn/May Brexit deal https://t.co/HwONOe2NvB

— Alastair PEOPLE’S VOTE Campbell (@campbellclaret) May 5, 2019

I've long felt that Brexit will destroy everything it touches. This article is very good on how that process is playing out. I agree that, should Corbyn and May agree a deal, both Labour and Tories will be damaged beyond repair in the eyes of electorate https://t.co/a6SHqeXdnQ

— Billy Bragg (@billybragg) May 4, 2019

JUST IN: At least 40 people are dead after an Aeroflot passenger plane made a fiery emergency landing in Moscow on Sunday, Russian authorities say. https://t.co/bNNLmDocbU

— NBC News (@NBCNews) May 5, 2019

BREAKING: Panicked passengers rushing to evacuate a burning Aeroflot plane at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport after the Sukhoi Superjet-100 made a mind-blowing fiery crash-landing from the second attempt. Injuries reported. Video Via @bazabazon pic.twitter.com/Fa5UAUEHop

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 5, 2019

Boeing reportedly knew of the software error on the 737 Max for a year before telling airlines and regulators https://t.co/6VmmdidQtI

— Business Insider (@businessinsider) May 5, 2019

Sri Lanka Expels 200 Islamic Clerics Following Deadly Easter Attacks https://t.co/Xmh5bDCkfb

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 5, 2019

"I don't have anything to add to that," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells @jonkarl when asked if the U.S. can verify reports that some of the people who were part of the North Korean negotiating team in Hanoi were executed https://t.co/P6iz1j1VA4 pic.twitter.com/olNG5HZmpq

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) May 5, 2019

How to set yourself up for catastrophe in less than 280 characters. The administration has just told Kim that he can test anything short of an ICBM, and simultaneously throws our allies under the bus. I cannot how emphasize how dangerous a policy statement this is. pic.twitter.com/rR0mHLF3w4

— Vipin Narang (@NarangVipin) May 5, 2019

The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph: 'Tories suffer worst loss since 1995' #tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/SXx1dKPvAE pic.twitter.com/5fOV150YDl

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 3, 2019

NEW: what we learned from the local elections
• Tories suffer worst defeat in 24 years
• Lib Dems’ best for 30+ years
• Clear Remain/Leave gradient to Conservative and Labour performances. Tories hammered in Remain areas, Labour stung in Leave areas https://t.co/kWS0Ns73oh pic.twitter.com/vn3ReFPdUm

— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) May 3, 2019

The Remain Parties gain 867 seats, the Leave Parties lose 1526 seats and Jeremy Corbyn says it shows the need to Leave. Extraordinary.

Any Remainers still contemplating voting Labour in the European Elections take note. https://t.co/ZO8mOGpmdj

— Jo Maugham QC (@JolyonMaugham) May 3, 2019

If the message Labour takes from English local elections is that they should now be the facilitator of a Tory Brexit, I suspect their troubles will just be beginning. https://t.co/Ho6RTiS9dg

— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) May 3, 2019

Theresa May: The vote is clear.
We need to deliver Brexit.
It’s what the people want:

Everyone else:

pic.twitter.com/sO8yi4Dlhv

— Dr. Jennifer Cassidy (@OxfordDiplomat) May 3, 2019

So that's:
+888 for Remain parties
-1471 for Leave parties
-81 for Labour (no idea what their position is)
+662 for Independents
So, why is the main story from the local elections that Brexit needs to be delivered ASAP? pic.twitter.com/rL4h0BGygb

— Simon Hix (@simonjhix) May 3, 2019

Jeepers – if you lost 1300 twitter followers in just one day it would prompt a little session of self awareness. But 1300 council seats and it’s full steam ahead.
https://t.co/uhkS0V3Rht

— Declan Lawn (@DecLawn) May 3, 2019

First openly-gay DUP candidate elected https://t.co/7k2wmkDTnc

— lisa o'carroll (@lisaocarroll) May 3, 2019

President @realDonaldTrump spent an hour on the phone with Putin.

Instead of pressing Putin on the #MuellerReport's extensive evidence that Russia hacked our elections,

They gossiped about Fox News conspiracy theories?

Trump’s priorities are appalling and undermine democracy. pic.twitter.com/GkvorjEDMU

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) May 3, 2019

Retweeting my March piece in light of this morning’s call between Trump & Putin. Trump may be ready to move on but Russia launched a cyber attack on our 2016 election & will be back on 2020. American greatness depends upon the integrity of our elections. https://t.co/OBMj1j4tMT

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) May 3, 2019

Nadler gives Barr latest final ultimatum to hand over entire Mueller report

Or else.https://t.co/Ac32Xs2dlw

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) May 3, 2019

The rift between the special counsel and Attorney General William Barr is too obvious to ignore. https://t.co/UlKSirWs7o

— Slate (@Slate) May 3, 2019

Trump’s ex-chief of staff joins board of company operating children’s detention centre, writes @chrisriotta @Independent via @CBSNews https://t.co/QamqlGIemw

— AndrewBuncombe (@AndrewBuncombe) May 3, 2019

Court rules Ohio's congressional map is based on unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering, orders it to be redrawn before the 2020 elections pic.twitter.com/9ROJpEfFJy

— Reuters Politics (@ReutersPolitics) May 3, 2019

"This is a good day for fair elections. But the victory may be only temporary. And the counter-majoritarianism is likely to get worse."
Good analysis of the Ohio ruling by @ThePlumLineGS and @paulwaldman1 https://t.co/a5T2C8UTdn

— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) May 3, 2019

“Thinkers” https://t.co/OGPHzmrNg1

— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) May 3, 2019

India just got hit by its biggest cyclone in 20 years https://t.co/LayBwL7qUQ

— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) May 3, 2019

Cyclone Fani batters India’s eastern coast while 1.1 million people evacuate https://t.co/5318eTA6Qr pic.twitter.com/5t9TATfROj

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 3, 2019

Cyclone Fani makes landfall on India's eastern coast, lashing emptied beaches with rain and wind gusting up to 127 miles per hour. https://t.co/NGIOVqrbHd pic.twitter.com/uVyumnXL86

— ABC News (@ABC) May 3, 2019

As Thailand prepares to crown its king, film archivists have restored and released rare footage of a 1926 royal coronation.

[Tap to expand] https://t.co/mwGRnJhbm1 pic.twitter.com/8JxW73TEfW

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) May 3, 2019

AP EXCLUSIVE: A Venezuelan general wanted to bring his 3-year-old son to the U.S. for brain surgery. The Trump administration denied the request. https://t.co/JAxDDIbeUe

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 3, 2019

"No human can stop me from running".

Caster Semenya has spoken after winning the 800m at the Doha Diamond League meet amid speculation over her future.

More here: https://t.co/pWlpdIgpzn pic.twitter.com/UbD4BdTOu2

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) May 3, 2019

If you're waking up, the headlines:

-It's the Lib Dems' night. They're making big gains, especially against Tories in the south. In Leave areas too
-It *is* a bad night for the Tories, don't let them tell you otherwise
-It's a bad night for Labour. No gains. 9th year Tory govt.

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) May 3, 2019

Brexit backlash delivers major gains for Lib Dems in local elections https://t.co/g0kvmi6bu3

— Guardian politics (@GdnPolitics) May 3, 2019

#LocalElections2019 so far:

▪️ Main parties hit by #Brexit backlash
▪️ Lib Dems make gains
▪️ Greens & independents do well
▪️ More counts start 0900

▪️ Text updates https://t.co/KjBEM4Aknh
▪️ Results map https://t.co/NfflBhxMpy
▪️ Latest results 📊⬇️#LE2019 pic.twitter.com/hBRxcUUyos

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 3, 2019

Tories and Labour punished by voters over Brexit with big gains for the Lib Dems https://t.co/nAArIOCxg3

— The Independent (@Independent) May 3, 2019

If Brexit Party/UKIP were doing as well as the Lib Dems/Greens are doing we'd be saying the public were sending a clear Brexit message to Westminster. Not sure why we should automatically think they're not just because it's the remainer parties doing well.

— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) May 3, 2019

Polls have closed in local elections in England and Northern Ireland

▪️ Results expected from midnight
▪️ Key updates: @bbcpolitics
▪️ All results & graphs: @bbcelection
▪️ Text updates: https://t.co/ipBsLIPsCC#LocalElection2019 #LE19 pic.twitter.com/FW3Qhkitm2

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 2, 2019

These local results won’t give us a beautifully clear crystal ball revealing the future – but they are real verdicts on what’s happening in villages, towns and cities and Westminster https://t.co/qI1JN1WApp

— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) May 2, 2019

Washington is not a hotbed of the woke left. I wonder if the Greens are going to have a good night. https://t.co/g8kCIxbdrF

— Rachel Wearmouth (@REWearmouth) May 2, 2019

💚 A thing might be happening. Worth staying up past your bedtime to check #LE2019 https://t.co/nJnYiiZq5q

— Ross Greer (@Ross_Greer) May 2, 2019

A gentle reminder, re: Sunderland results that a Labour councillor had to stand down having been convicted of child sexual offences so we expect them to do worse than elsewhere tonight: https://t.co/D5zOkoOkeJ

— Stephen Bush (@stephenkb) May 2, 2019

As I left the polling station this evening, I met the local Tory candidate on the way in. Bedecked in his blue rosette, a rubicund pinstriped shortarse who bade me good evening with Coxian pomposity.

It took all I possessed not to tell him to go fuck himself.

— Elinor Elliot #FBPE (@ElliotElinor) May 2, 2019

A message for people trying to tweet what the local election results mean this early in the night: pic.twitter.com/kFHnYnXt5K

— James Ball (@jamesrbuk) May 2, 2019

Willing to bet that a fair few Ulster gammons were cheering this until the "if Ireland is a problem, give it back to the Irish, let them have it, they don't want to be part of us anyway" bit.https://t.co/NDZtIXBRtX

— LAD (@LADFLEG) May 2, 2019

Tommy Robinson doused in milkshake for second time in two days https://t.co/rDV4EpqBID

— The Guardian (@guardian) May 2, 2019

4,000 Bombardier jobs now in peril in Belfast.
The DUP will bear direct responsibility for every job lost.
Their irrational attachment to Brexit leave them blind to the material impact of leaving the EU on Northern Ireland.https://t.co/3VjVMjciHm

— John O'Brennan (@JohnOBrennan2) May 2, 2019

Good work from @EmmaVardyTV on @BBCNews
Lots of questions. No answers. https://t.co/P28Kai73Ce

— Patrick Corrigan (@PatrickCorrigan) May 2, 2019

Two journalists were arrested by armed police under the Official Secrets Act in Northern Ireland last year after exposing police collusion in the Loughinisland murders. But Downing Street says Gavin Williamson’s national security breach is a “closed matter”.

— Sean O'Neill (@TimesONeill) May 2, 2019

This is what oversight looks like 👇👇pic.twitter.com/VCuKwJ6mDN

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) May 2, 2019

New Column on Barr Testimony: The GOP’s Just a Racket Now, and Trump Is Its Godfather, Barr Its Wartime Consigliere https://t.co/uy2Asc6QOe via @thedailybeast

— Michael Tomasky (@mtomasky) May 1, 2019

Literally within two hours of Moore telling everyone POTUS was sticking with him, Trump pulls plug. https://t.co/NuYPckxe0Z

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 2, 2019

Trump has rolled back safety rules meant to prevent another Deepwater Horizon spill.

The weakened regulation favors the oil and gas industry, which will save an estimated $980 million over a decade, administration officials say. https://t.co/FvuEPMFfOA

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 2, 2019

EXCLUSIVE: State Department allowed at least seven foreign governments to rent condominiums in New York’s Trump World Tower in 2017 without approval from Congress, a potential violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause https://t.co/JtS24MtNk8 @JuliaHarte1 pic.twitter.com/DN1MGmurry

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) May 2, 2019

There's always an alternate view. Editorial cartoon by Joe Heller for the Green Bay Press-Gazette. cc: @ddale8 @GlennKesslerWP pic.twitter.com/8s8sB0haoq

— David Beard (@dabeard) May 2, 2019

Navy sailors instructed by the Command Master Chief to "clap like we're at a strip club" for Pence arrival. Brass hasten to apologize, saying that "This statement was inappropriate"…presumably because it's insulting to strip clubs.https://t.co/vBTZbDvxPD

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) May 2, 2019

Good morning, @Franklin_Graham pic.twitter.com/mgTFHgD95H

— andy lassner (@andylassner) May 2, 2019

Facebook and Instagram ban ‘dangerous individuals’ including Alex Jones https://t.co/M4CvWEm2gc via @IrishTimesBiz

— Irish Times Business (@IrishTimesBiz) May 2, 2019

Atlantic, the Verge, CNN, and Washington Post posted this story within a minute of each other and the Atlantic has a complicated photoshop of the people banned—this is weird news for FB to release under embargo! https://t.co/sXA3x0kyc5

— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) May 2, 2019

Israel comes to a standstill with a two-minute siren wailing across the country in remembrance of the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. https://t.co/dVUR96NWIT pic.twitter.com/LBICcwpV32

— ABC News (@ABC) May 2, 2019

Big news in #HIVAIDS research.
Study finds “men whose HIV infection was fully suppressed by antiretroviral drugs had no chance of infecting their partner.” #LGBTQ https://t.co/Rg5VjNdXPZ

— Nick Logan (@nick_logan) May 2, 2019

The unsustainable is a financial bubble.

A survey of 39 fund managers managing $10.2 trillion finds 24% think "oil companies should shut themselves down because soon they will become impossible to invest in as the world switches to renewable energy."https://t.co/GBq5ZWcd46

— Alex Steffen (@AlexSteffen) May 2, 2019

Iconic character actor Peter Mayhew, best known as Chewbacca, has passed away. Our thoughts go out to his friends and family. Thank you for helping to change sci-fi forever.

May the force be with you, always. pic.twitter.com/H4ztCAbS1y

— Midtown Comics (@MidtownComics) May 2, 2019

The Attorney General of the united States refuses to testify tomorrow. Ballsy move Barr. https://t.co/6gGXe3380n

— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) May 1, 2019

After shaming himself yet again and proving he’s nothing more than Trump’s political hack, Barr had the nerve to attack Robert Mueller as “snitty”.
What a buffoon. https://t.co/jjXPQxKnfo

— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) May 1, 2019

MSNBC Cuts Into Barr Hearing to Call the Attorney General a Liar https://t.co/ANTd3yHJVR

— McG 🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇲 #PeteForAmerica (@Foxmental_X) May 1, 2019

Here is the complete exchange, via CSPAN, between Kamala Harris and Bill Barr — including the part where Barr couldn't say whether Trump or anyone in the White House has ever suggested that he open an investigation into anyone. It's worth a watch. pic.twitter.com/wJOdSFR7JR

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 1, 2019

Barr argues that Trump can obstruct all the justice he wants https://t.co/Acge8lzHZf

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) May 1, 2019

Sen. Kamala Harris says that AG Barr “lacks all credibility” after his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, adding he has “compromised the American public’s ability to believe that he is a purveyor of justice.” https://t.co/BBX6o5latn pic.twitter.com/l59rgSQH1R

— ABC News (@ABC) May 1, 2019

Kamala Harris: Did you eat lunch today?

William Barr: I don't know

Harris: How can you not know?

Barr: I'm grappling with the word "eat"

Harris: Did you consume food today?

Barr: I don't know if I'd say "consume"

Harris: Did food go in your mouth?

Barr: I'm really not sure

— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) May 1, 2019

After watching Attorney General Barr’s tortuous explanations for a long list of misrepresentations, it’s clear:

Barr views himself as Trump’s lawyer, not America’s lawyer

He was hired with an agenda to protect Trump

And Barr, like his boss, is grossly unfit for the office

— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) May 1, 2019

Washington Post editorial board blasts Barr after hearing: He "has lit his reputation on fire" https://t.co/tQs07hcckb pic.twitter.com/uGyZ1lHHnX

— The Hill (@thehill) May 1, 2019

Good morning — I've spent the last few weeks diving into the world of shady foreign money in Silicon Valley.

"You thought you’re in business. You’re actually in politics.”

Startups and VCs can no longer plead ignorance. Here is what we've learned:https://t.co/umJVEwQrKp

— Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) May 1, 2019

"It is therefore with great sadness that I have concluded that I can no longer have full confidence in you"

UK PM Theresa May's letter to Gavin Williamson sacking him as Defence Secretary https://t.co/g0x4LBluR9 pic.twitter.com/GGVMRyysYM

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) May 1, 2019

The sacking of Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson makes him the 38th person to have left the May Government in just over 12 months, and the sixth Cabinet minister. It’s a departure record.

— Andrew Neil (@afneil) May 1, 2019

My favourite Gavin Williamson story is when he decided to pardon two ferocious army dogs following a campaign by The Sun and turned up to do the photoshoot only to find them ready to rip his throat out, so had to be positioned a longggg way in front. https://t.co/gj5yumhmag pic.twitter.com/402LkQBCfW

— Jim Waterson (@jimwaterson) May 1, 2019

It’s my way or the Huawei…. pic.twitter.com/gth8JgQK7i

— Pádraig Belton (@PadraigBelton) May 1, 2019

Shadow Trade Minister Barry Gardiner: ‘We will respect the referendum result, we should leave the European Union’ https://t.co/KefFuS8Q1y

— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) April 30, 2019

Howl away. If Labour wanted to defeat The Brexit Party they should not have marketed themselves as another Brexit Party. You cannot give people no real alternative, then complain when they shop elsewhere for parties that do express their position. https://t.co/vYI5Gs205a

— Alex Andreou (@sturdyAlex) May 1, 2019

'Anger with Westminster is now so bad that lifelong Conservative voters are refusing even to consider giving us their support in the local elections' | @mollygiles2015 https://t.co/BgafJis3bA

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 1, 2019

With Brexit poisoning British politics even candidates in local elections, which take place on Thursday, have suffered threats or physical attacks https://t.co/zFhWlZRVIi

— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) May 1, 2019

Local Elections 2019: How the night will unfold as the results roll inhttps://t.co/yYlHQgvW8l pic.twitter.com/sBWqIQdeD1

— alan bullion (@alanbullion2) May 1, 2019

A rebellion against Nicolás Maduro appears to have been foiled https://t.co/Q0lUn0PMBd

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) May 1, 2019

Trump's national security adviser John Bolton 📷 also gave public remarks on Russia's involvement in Venezuela.

“This is our hemisphere — it’s not where the Russians ought to be interfering," he said Wednesday. "This is a mistake on their part” https://t.co/PLhZ1iifGx pic.twitter.com/wqRLz63zo0

— POLITICO (@politico) May 1, 2019

Russian police beat at least 1 journalist, arrest 2 during May Day protests in St. Petersburg https://t.co/pT9u1VlnA1

— Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom) May 1, 2019

Thank you to all our supporters… The Guardian breaks even against the odds: ‘We couldn’t have done this without you’ https://t.co/rOlT2qJX7I

— Katharine Viner (@KathViner) May 1, 2019

Best name ever if you work for Apple. pic.twitter.com/SiUO654XXK

— You Had One Job (@_youhadonejob1) May 1, 2019

Guardian front page, Wednesday 1 May 2019: Anger as Corbyn faces down calls for Labour to back new Brexit vote pic.twitter.com/OoMLmwBraL

— The Guardian (@guardian) April 30, 2019

Labour MP Jess Phillips admitted: "I think people who voted Remain and voted Labour will not vote Labour again." https://t.co/CrFOgKJmhT

— The New European (@TheNewEuropean) April 30, 2019

Confirmation, if it was needed, that Labour is a Brexit supporting party. Problem is a Labour Brexit, just like a Tory Brexit, will hurt Scotland. So if you want to keep Scotland in Europe, and make sure that our voice is heard, vote @theSNP on 23 May. https://t.co/NaHPBN5dM9

— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) April 30, 2019

NEW: @OwenSmith_MP tells me Labour has more to lose from being vague on Brexit than it has to gain from "pandering to Brexit." He argues that polling shows Remainers deserting the party, and he wishes "the leadership recognised the risk to our vote." pic.twitter.com/V3IHMoFYQS

— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) April 30, 2019

Labour MPs tweeting out their respective "we have confirmed our commitment to a people's vote" and " we will not back a people's vote" takes looks really odd.

A fudge only works if everyone sits on their hands and pretends. This just looks hopelessly divided.

— Rowena (@rowena_kay) April 30, 2019

AVENGERS: “we can undo this catastrophe. It’s gonna be hard, but we have a plan for a time heist. If we all work together”

LABOUR: “now, look, we have to respect the outcome of the catastrophe and work together to build a catastrophe that protects the rights of working people”

— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) April 30, 2019

In the battle we face today against rise of right wing anti-migrant populism, Labour *should* have taken a side

Its failure to do so is devastating

Young people, free movement & internationalism all abandoned

Labour is now clearly a party of Brexit – & that’s a tragedy https://t.co/mzoeHIV0Vn

— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) April 30, 2019

After being contacted by The Times today Labour admitted that Hobson's book contains "antisemitic elements" which "Jeremy completely rejects".

(He did not mention those elements in the foreword he wrote in 2011)https://t.co/X2neTRPtTx

— Henry Zeffman (@hzeffman) April 30, 2019

“Brexit is no longer a policy. It is a religion and selection is by faith alone. There is only purity and heresy.”

Conservatives are drawing the wrong lesson from the Brexit party, writes @robertshrimsley https://t.co/bOBk56vzL9

— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) April 30, 2019

May ‘on verge of caving in to Labour’. Eurosceptic ministers fear the PM is preparing to sign up to ‘customs union in all but name’. pic.twitter.com/B4UJOYYGnP

— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) April 30, 2019

Column: British politics had a nasty brush with European reality during the Brexit negotiations, and has now chosen to pretend it didn't happen https://t.co/4Ert6L7Ww5

— Rafael Behr (@rafaelbehr) April 30, 2019

BREAKING… Federal judge rules against @realDonaldTrump and administration in Democrats anti- corruption lawsuit … would clear way for search of records of his profits from foreign interests. Me w @amarimow@OConnellPostbizhttps://t.co/qq9LQq6C1S

— Carol Leonnig (@CarolLeonnig) April 30, 2019

Democrats are putting jail on the table. https://t.co/8LxCmSslW2

— Arthur Delaney (@ArthurDelaneyHP) April 30, 2019

Trump doesn’t have a slam-dunk legal case for keeping his banking records away from congressional investigators, legal experts say https://t.co/ltCNajKtXA via @bpolitics

— Kevin Whitelaw (@KevinWhitelaw1) April 30, 2019

Trump "knows his banking records will show what a fraud his statements are"@DavidCayJ on Trump family suing to keep financial records secret pic.twitter.com/wGih83695y

— TheBeat w/Ari Melber (@TheBeatWithAri) April 30, 2019

He might be a fraud

Trump is terrified that Deutsche Bank records will expose him as ‘a clown living on credit’: Rick Wilsonhttps://t.co/4nc7Uh6FwL

— Raw Story (@RawStory) April 30, 2019

Trump privately trashes his own trillion-dollar infrastructure plan as “stupid” https://t.co/JapWUrBNPZ pic.twitter.com/iViq1bqxHv

— The Hill (@thehill) April 30, 2019

.⁦@patti_davis⁩: My father called America “the shining city on a hill.” Trump sees America as another of his possessions that he can slap his name on. https://t.co/Mfa3cBLmdP

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) April 30, 2019

CNN live in Venezuela as Maduro government mows down citizens in streets @StePozzebon reports @TheLeadCNN https://t.co/yHCeNXWSpF pic.twitter.com/6HyGlXj4mE

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) April 30, 2019

Putin is advising Maduro to hold firm in #Venezuela because it is a foundational principle of #Russia's foreign policy never to allow a dictator overseas to be overthrown by a popular revolt. Putin couldn't care less about Maduro; he just doesn't want Russians getting ideas.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) April 30, 2019

It is not clear how many setbacks Juan Guaidó and his allies can tolerate https://t.co/cIBHXIx3MO

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 30, 2019

Trump threatens ‘complete embargo’ and ‘highest-level sanctions’ against Cuba over Venezuela https://t.co/RSLoaS9BD6

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 30, 2019

China smells blood.
And they're gonna get it.
Trade wars aren't good and they're not easy to win.

Trump drops cyber theft demands in bid for swift trade deal with China https://t.co/4BTr9iPIs9 via @financialtimes

— Ivan the K™ (@IvanTheK) April 30, 2019

The new emperor takes the throne at a time when Japan faces numerous challenges, including a declining, aging population. Under the country’s postwar Constitution, the emperor has no political power to policy issues directly, but he can set a tone. https://t.co/ZgVgy5ZtUT

— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) April 30, 2019