According to Lord Ashcroft and a single-source unnamed Tory MP, David Cameron placed “a private part of his anatomy” into a dead pig’s mouth during an initiation at Oxford. This is how the internet responded to the news:

Tonight I'm reminded of one of George W Bush's best quotes: When I was young and foolish, I was young and foolish

— Tim Montgomerie ن (@montie) September 20, 2015

Shit. Turns out Black Mirror is a documentary series.

— Charlie Brooker (@charltonbrooker) September 20, 2015

"Shh now. Shh" pic.twitter.com/n3ShvwwCNC

— SimonNRicketts (@SimonNRicketts) September 20, 2015

"Dave did WHAT with this pig?" pic.twitter.com/6cF26GYQaT

— GavIN (@blueliberal1) September 20, 2015

I just found out about the pig thing.
Suddenly, voting for a vegetarian Marxist doesn't seem quite so bad an idea. #piggate

— Tim Stanley (@timothy_stanley) September 20, 2015

"When I look at a pig's head, what is going through my mind is… respect."

— Robert Hutton (@RobDotHutton) September 20, 2015

The press room of @Number10gov tonight… pic.twitter.com/zUKE0MpVSa

— Dave Jones (@WelshGasDoc) September 20, 2015

Ashcroft on Cameron: illustrates old adage that revenge is dish best served cold – but dresses the plate with some pork crackling #oinkoink

— Andrew Neil (@afneil) September 21, 2015

I've never been more pleased to be a vegetarian.

— Tim Farron (@timfarron) September 20, 2015

"The Daily Mail is a vile rag, spreading lies and smears about Jeremy Corb- Ooh. A pig? Really? Disgusting! Says a lot about David Cameron".

— Philip Cowley (@philipjcowley) September 21, 2015

The packed out Lobby briefing this morning is going to be about hamage control…