Following the announcement yesterday evening that Paul Dacre would be stepping down as editor of the Daily Mail after 26 years in charge, journalists took to Twitter to share their hot takes.

Some praised Dacre as a “bloody genius”, while others described him as a “malign force”on British culture and celebrated his departure.

Daily Mail owner Lord Rothermere said Dacre was the “greatest Fleet Street editor of his generation” in a message to staff. Some of the online comments echoed this sentiment.