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Armistice Day: Parliament's official Twitter account apologises for breaking two minute silence | Armistice Day: Parliament's official Twitter account apologises for breaking two minute silence |
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Parliament's official Twitter account has apologised after it sent out a tweet during the two-minute silence held this morning to mark Armistice Day. | Parliament's official Twitter account has apologised after it sent out a tweet during the two-minute silence held this morning to mark Armistice Day. |
Thousands gathered around the Tower of London to hear the bugler sound the Last Post just before the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. | Thousands gathered around the Tower of London to hear the bugler sound the Last Post just before the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. |
At the same time, people across the UK fell silent at 11am to remember the servicemen and women killed in the First World War. | At the same time, people across the UK fell silent at 11am to remember the servicemen and women killed in the First World War. |
The silence was also observed by many on social media - but not by the official Twitter account for Parliament, which published a scheduled tweet about the ongoing investigation into historic child abuse at 11.01am. | The silence was also observed by many on social media - but not by the official Twitter account for Parliament, which published a scheduled tweet about the ongoing investigation into historic child abuse at 11.01am. |
The @CommonsHomeAffs Committee hears further evidence on historic child abuse from 11:30am http://t.co/l4ymUS3Hhe | The @CommonsHomeAffs Committee hears further evidence on historic child abuse from 11:30am http://t.co/l4ymUS3Hhe |
The tweet was immediately met with a flurry of angry responses from people, who criticised it for having “no respect” for the traditional minutes of remembrance. | The tweet was immediately met with a flurry of angry responses from people, who criticised it for having “no respect” for the traditional minutes of remembrance. |
@UKParliament @CommonsHomeAffs posting at 11:01am really in the middle of the 2 minutes silence #ArmisticeDay | @UKParliament @CommonsHomeAffs posting at 11:01am really in the middle of the 2 minutes silence #ArmisticeDay |
@UKParliament Tweet sent at 1101, Seriously?? | @UKParliament Tweet sent at 1101, Seriously?? |
.@UKParliament @CommonsHomeAffs inappropriate timing for a tweet? | .@UKParliament @CommonsHomeAffs inappropriate timing for a tweet? |
@DrLeahTotton @UKParliament @CommonsHomeAffs absolutely disgusting, | @DrLeahTotton @UKParliament @CommonsHomeAffs absolutely disgusting, |
Parliament's web team apologised for the blunder on their social media account, writing: “We regret that a scheduled tweet coincided with today’s silence. | Parliament's web team apologised for the blunder on their social media account, writing: “We regret that a scheduled tweet coincided with today’s silence. |
“We will ensure that this does not happen again.” | “We will ensure that this does not happen again.” |
The UK Parliament account was not the only one to come under fire for breaking the silence. | The UK Parliament account was not the only one to come under fire for breaking the silence. |
Warwick Davis came under fire for tweeting about his free luggage at 11.01am, complete with a picture of the Harry Potter actor grinning. | Warwick Davis came under fire for tweeting about his free luggage at 11.01am, complete with a picture of the Harry Potter actor grinning. |
My sincere apologies for what appeared to be an ill-timed Tweet earlier today. I was not aware of todays 2 min silence. I will never forget. | My sincere apologies for what appeared to be an ill-timed Tweet earlier today. I was not aware of todays 2 min silence. I will never forget. |
Davis also apologised for his ill-timed tweet, saying he had written the tweet "much earlier" but it had failed to send. | Davis also apologised for his ill-timed tweet, saying he had written the tweet "much earlier" but it had failed to send. |
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