It’s usually a service reserved for malicious trolls – but George Osborne has showed his true feelings towards the Liberal Democrats by blocking them on Twitter.

On the same day that the Budget was announced, the Lib Dem Press Office tweeted a screenshot, which revealed the surprise blocking, along with the pithy caption ‘Honestly George, let it go’.

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And although it isn’t clear why Osborne opted to block his former coalition colleagues – some speculated that it might be something to do this with image, which he was roundly mocked for.

Because while we’re all for admiring neat handwriting - this looks suspiciously like Times New Roman font.

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Busted!