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What got Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn laughing?

Two leaders shared a joke in Palace of Westminster - and Twitter was quick to fill in the blanks

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published 13 July 2017

Internet sleuths have been intrigued by a clip which shows Prime Minister Theresa May and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn sharing a conspiratorial giggle during the king of Spain's visit to parliament.

With Westminster tense and divided after last month's surprise election setback for the government, many viewers were curious as to what could have brought the pair together:

There were plenty of guesses over what - or who - had been the subject of the joke:

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Some pointed out that Corbyn may have been laughing at, rather than with, May:

Others suspected the PM may have been sharing a naughty secret with her Labour counterpart:

Might this even be a budding case of "opposites attract", wondered a few hopeful romantics:

However, the pessimists were on hand to dispel any notion that the shared chuckle might be the start of a beautiful friendship:

And the scene was all too familiar for some…

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