{"id":348690,"date":"2018-02-17T17:02:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-17T16:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/porn-scandal-rocks-tories-as-pms-chief-of-staff-and-lord-post-explicit-images-on-twitter-pictures-rt-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2018-02-17T17:02:37","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T16:02:37","slug":"porn-scandal-rocks-tories-as-pms-chief-of-staff-and-lord-post-explicit-images-on-twitter-pictures-rt-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/porn-scandal-rocks-tories-as-pms-chief-of-staff-and-lord-post-explicit-images-on-twitter-pictures-rt-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Porn scandal rocks Tories as PM\u2019s chief of staff and Lord post explicit images on Twitter (PICTURES) \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2018.02\/thumbnail\/5a841a4efc7e93d9198b45d6.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        The award for biggest gaffe of the week goes to Theresa May\u2019s chief of staff, Gavin Barwell, who seemingly thought it would be a good idea to tweet about his late-night sexpolits \u2013 much to the horror of pretty much everyone. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The (pun-worthy) Cuckfield native, Barwell, had been having a peek at some of Twitter\u2019s more explicit content, one post involving two \u2018teen schoolgirls\u2019 with their \u2018mom\u2019 while another two other short films depicted a couple scene, just in time for Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>Barwell then hit reply, tagging the questionable accounts tagged in the original post.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Daily Mail, Barwell <em>&#8220;regrets&#8221; <\/em>replying to the late night tweet. A Number 10 source said: <em>&#8220;Gavin Barwell replied to this tweet which was in his timeline, in error. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;He has deleted the reply and regrets the embarrassment this has caused.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The only way he could have tweeted a reply featuring these handles is if the person using the account was viewing the explicit tweet in question.<\/p>\n<p>Some were horrified by what the prime minister\u2019s chief of staff apparently gets up to in his spare time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think it is pretty grim that one of the people in charge of running the country watches incest porn. Actually any porn is grim and damaging to the people involved, who are often the victims of abuse and addicted to drugs.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spyonmike (@Spyonmike) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Spyonmike\/status\/963718401146413056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, most weren\u2019t surprised\u2026 pointing out that Barwell is a man just like around half of the population.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shocked that a man watches porn on his phone! Shocked i tell you!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nige Devlin (@ItsPstupid) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ItsPstupid\/status\/963719736025665539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time a Conservative Party team member was been caught out issuing less-than-statesmanlike tweets this week.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday Lord Ashcroft shared a rather buxom image on Twitter of a dashing young lady showing her \u2018Brextits\u2019 to the world \u2013 better out than in, we always say.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Ashcroft\u2019s shenanigans instigated outrage from the Twitterati with many taking to the platform to share their disgust\u2026 or just to have a bit of a titter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Oops &#8211; that ain\u2019t Lady Ashcroft! <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Horatio Hornblower (_HornblowerRN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/H_HornblowerRN\/status\/963443610179047429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Barwell and Lord Ashcroft were both (somewhat unsurprisingly) unavailable for comment. Both have since deleted the titillating tweets.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you like this story, share it with a friend!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/418752-porn-tory-ashcroft-barwell\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The award for biggest gaffe of the week goes to Theresa May\u2019s chief of staff, Gavin Barwell, who seemingly thought it would be a good idea to tweet about his late-night sexpolits \u2013 much to the horror of pretty much everyone. 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