It is hard to remember nowadays, but there used to be a time when politicians tried to resist Twitter, as Elon Musk’s X used to be known. The then prime minister David Cameron even famously quipped in an interview that too many tweets “might make a twat”. However, as it swiftly became the social media drug of choice for the political classes, it became almost impossible for MPs not to have an account.
In the wake of Mr Musk’s attacks on the government and Sir Keir Starmer over the recent riots, is it time for Labour politicians to break up with X?
Which minister has deleted X from her phone?
Home Office minister Jess Phillips has said she is “not going to use it very much” any more.
She told an audience at the Edinburgh Festival: “As soon as he took it over, I took the app off my phone.” The …