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Best Tweets of the Election

This week's election has been the first in the social media age, and Brits have been going politics-mad on Twitter, Facebook and the blogosphere.

Below we've rounded up some of our favourite Tweets of the election. If you spot any other funny ones, let us know in the comment box below and we can update the list.

David Miliband

“Just woken up to hear someone on bbc saying I was talking to vince cable. Nonsense! I've been having a kip!”

John Prescott

"Good to see Balls in No Portillo moment tonight, Tories. Move along now. Nothing to see!"

Paul Flynn

“A 91 year old lady told me today in Westgate Square that the reason she had 11 children was that she could not afford a television.”

Sarah McCarthy Fry

“Very annoyed with my local paper - I was not visibly upset after losing, I was visibly knackered”

  

Michael Foster

“Off to vote with my 18 year-old daughter in a few minutes. It's what Dads should do.”

Anne Begg - Labour

“Phone going mad with all the post match - I mean election - analysis. When the plates stop spinning what then?”

@rorysutherland after the third leaders' debate
"Twittersphere dissolves in incomprehension"

@TimMontgomerie after Lib Dem Evan Harris loses his seat
"There is a god!!"

 

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