It was the week that began with the holy trinity of excitement: George Clooney's wedding, Brooks Newmark's resignation and Mark Reckless's defection to Ukip:
It was the week Nick Griffin was kicked out of the BNP, and the week of the Tory party conference:
And the week that Donald Trump made this unfortunate Twitter gaffe:
All this - andNational Poetry Day:
Yes, it was quite the seven days. And here it is, condensed into 50 tweets. Enjoy!