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MPs on Twitter: From Jeremy Corbyn to Jacob Rees-Mogg, a look back at leading MPs' very first tweets

Twitter is not known as a forgiving place for politicians.

Ed Balls, for one, will never be allowed to forget the moment he tweeted the words "Ed Balls".

Since the first MPs started tweeting more than a decade ago, it has been a constant source of trouble, especially for those who make embarrassing blunders.

But what did today's major players have to say in their first tweets? Here is a selection from 20 of Westminster's most influential MPs.

Theresa May:

Jeremy Corbyn:

Jacob Rees-Mogg:

John McDonnell:

Boris Johnson:

Tom Watson:

Andrea Leadsom:

Emily Thornberry:

Anna Soubry:

Diane Abbott:

Michael Gove:

Caroline Lucas:

Philip Hammond:

Chuka Umunna:

Sajid Javid:

Luciana Berger:

Amber Rudd:

Yvette Cooper:

Jeremy Hunt:

Jess Phillips: