Lord Heseltine confesses to “strangling a dog” – the funniest Twitter reactions

Here’s the clipping from The Times:

So how has the internet reacted to this self-confessed dog strangler?

(“Self-confessed dog strangler” being the phrase we now hope all journalists start using to refer to the self-confessed dog strangler.)

Here’s the best 8:

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Source: twitter.com/MJowen174

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'well yes I think there's a very clear case for an immediate public inquiry into Mr Heseltine' pic.twitter.com/rsbsj1Spds

— Katie Martin (@katie_martin_fx) November 1, 2016

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TFW Michael Heseltine gets into your taxi pic.twitter.com/eX80HyBQYY

— Alistair Coleman (@alistaircoleman) November 1, 2016

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I will kill again. #Heseltine @HealeyCartoons pic.twitter.com/1LrZr3gCaO

— barney farmer (@barneyfarmer) November 1, 2016

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https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/793403562302828544

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https://twitter.com/KeetPotato/status/793416276693622785

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Some may say it's not the first time Michael Heseltine has acted decisively to destroy a deranged, but once much loved, member of the family pic.twitter.com/6LBPAU8zmP

— Rt Hon Sir Peter Mannion MP (@PeterMannionMP) November 1, 2016

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The signs were there. Michael Heseltine also killed​ ​350 squirrels​… https://t.co/ngkCpWQBLQ

— Holly Watt (@holly_watt) November 1, 2016

But as Yakhunt cynically says:

“This Orgreave business, we need something to deflect to save Thatcher’s legacy”

Heseltine, “Well, there’s that time I strangled a dog.. ”