George Osborne joins Twitter

The Chancellor follows David Cameron onto the site.

The “submarine Chancellor” has surfaced – on Twitter. Conservative chairman Grant Shapps broke the news this morning that George Osborne would join the site later today and, minutes later, @george_osborne materialised.

Here’s how he lost his Twitter virginity.

Today I’ll present a Budget that tackles the economy’s problems head on helping those who want to work hard & get on

— George Osborne (@George_Osborne) March 20, 2013

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