Boris Johnson's pathetic excuses for Partygate at the Covid Inquiry

Not only was he not involved, Boris Johnson also told the Covid Inquiry that he had no authority over the actions of his staff. Breaking their own rules. When he found out what was going on.
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[@benellis9665]

I'm amazed he didn't burst into flames when he swore to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth!

[@user-sd3ik9rt6d]

At least his pants should have combusted

[@superbia75es]

Lol. Made me smile. And...utterly true.

[@neilmartin1111]

🤣🤣🤣

[@davidsmith2440]

exactly what I said yesterday to myself. He's getting more and more flushed as the enquiry has gone on. Waffles on as usual and tries to bamboozle everyone. His mind must be like "The Numbskullls" from The Beano 🤣

[@glazierblue573]

True but if you look closely, I can see his nose growing.

[@simmybear31]

What a mendacious narcissist, he is utterly contemptible and a total coward!

[@johnduffy4297]

That is putting it politely but who voted him in

[@humanpotatoes4958]

@@johnduffy4297racist/xenophobic working class traditional Labour voters, who fell for the Brexit bullshirt.

[@garymitchell5899]

​@@humanpotatoes4958You reek of prejudice and bile, and the people you speak of have more dignity and sense in their toenails than in all of you

[@dianamincher6479]

agreed

[@jamieclifford5491]

Calm down Paddy, it’s not worth killing yourself over

[@JohnClark-ew8dh]

Vomit on the floor, empty bottles scattered about, abusing cleaning and security staff, dancing round the office whilst drunk - if they "believed they were working" and "within the rules" then what exactly are their jobs in number 10??

[@neilmartin1111]

they were "hard working" according to johnson 🤣😂

[@alasdaircook5673]

Perhaps why this country is in such a mess because they are all pissed while making important decisions! And if they were working why was alcohol allowed in Downing Street? Most work places do not allow alcohol on their premises and if you are found with alcohol you can face disciplinary action.

[@dianamincher6479]

Complete abuse of power!

[@alasdaircook5673]

And they broke a Childs swing

[@lindalewis5787]

​@alasdaircook5673 and don't forget evidence of cocain everywhere in Westminster too

[@jamessteel9016]

😂 the state of him, he’s never been spoken to like that in his entitled life.

[@davidmcculloch8490]

Wurzel Gummidge with an Eton hangover and a plummy accent to match.

[@garymitchell5899]

Given his approach to life I would say he's been spoken to like that many times.

[@davidmcculloch8490]

@@garymitchell5899 and deservedly so

[@glazierblue573]

He has about as much humanity, competence, compassion, common sense as a flesh eating plague! He has lost every job he ever had for lying... and people still looked at him and said, he would be great as a leader! WTF?

[@lyseight1l991]

I think that the KC's device if not making eye contact often and frequently turning away from him is unnerving to Johnson.

[@stpd1957]

He’s a ridiculous creature

[@vomgrady]

Are lumps of phlegm considered to be a "creature"?

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

You reap what you sow, UK voters put this man in charge, yet his lack of character was always public knowledge.

[@diabl2master]

60% of us did NOT vote for him.

[@Quietriot1970]

UK tory voters

[@niemrobiniemrobi8397]

Absolutely 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💯

[@dianegardner3584]

I’m pleased i didn’t vote it in.

[@crawforddick769]

So true, and it will continue .

[@jamesprice4647]

That nonsense about his opos 'working very hard' really annoys me. Lots of people worked very hard and didn't party.

[@alasdaircook5673]

And what was alcohol doing on works premises anyway? In most places of work alcohol is not permitted and if you are caught with alcohol disciplinary action can be taken against you.

[@intervention.07]

Did you notice, he wasn't asked about anyone else, he was asked about HIS OWN conduct. Seems to be standard tory procedure, muddy the water by bringing others in to take the blame

[@rosemarydudley9954]

jamesprice4647 ... but lots DID party though.

[@niteglow980]

It’s true that Bojo couldn’t do anymore. That’s because he was incompetent and unsuitable for the job.

[@sparrow_6177]

Aren't they all?

[@waynewal971]

Then somebody has to be responsible surely? Give me a break who?

[@richardboland1935]

Mr Johnson explained yesterday that people calling him incompetent was entirely to be expected.

[@TryDiy]

Unfortunately promoted passed the point of competence, by some bigoted Brexiteers 1000's of whom probably perished due to his hesitation to lockdown early.

[@niteglow980]

@@richardboland1935He can’t even understand basic statistical concepts. I’d say all that Eton education was a waste of time.

[@pippaclark4638]

Boris is a pityful sight on the stand...his apologies are empty as he takes no responsibility for his actions

[@MrGrantSloan]

This should be in front of a judge. Not the usual "in-house" cover up.

[@user-yn7md3uh3c]

...awkward

[@adrianvassallo5630]

YES

[@kwakgreen]

@MrGrantsloan, And the judge will be as bent as this clown.

[@garymitchell5899]

The Inquiry is Chaired by Baroness Heather Hallett, a former Court of Appeal judge. So it is

[@mcr257]

F**k off he's not been charged with anything, don't tell us this is justice

[@gazza595]

The man sits there and blatantly lies under oath, how is he not being held in contempt?

[@dandominare]

this isn't a trial or a courtroom

[@geosmith3436]

This is certainly no man, this is a slimy slug.

[@Royboy50]

Because he was an mp and pm ,an honourable someone incapable of lying ,remember him the rt hon tony bliar we all know he was a liar but in the eyes of the establishment he too is incapable of of lying

[@Auriflamme]

It's ok, the Tories will just pass a decree in commons that everything they say is true whether or not it contradicts previous statements of theirs. The new truth replaces the old truth. Therefore the Tories can't possibly lie.

[@tomvandersteen5880]

@@dandominareIt’s not a trial or a courtroom but the purpose of making them give evidence under oath is that if they do lie to the enquiry and sufficient evidence can be provided of this they can be referred to the CPS for prosecution. So yes and no.

[@grobbler1]

That thing is a scummy excuse for a human being. It should never be allowed to forget what it has done.

[@jamieb2327]

Well said 👏🏻👏🏻

[@lee9650]

What has he done?

[@perrymason866]

@@lee9650polarised the political discourse in order to get himself ahead by frequently utilising blatant lies. That’s not even mentioning his incompetence.

[@jamieb2327]

@@lee9650 have you been under a rock?

[@garymitchell5899]

COVID was going to kill people whatever and it did so all over the world, whatever governments did.

[@TheRaptorXX]

This creature is EVERYTHING that is abhorrent and revolting about people who have never EVER had to live a real life. A real life as a pose to never EVER having to worry about any consequences of their actions, or about money to pay for milk, or bread, or electricity, or gas, or a present from Homebargains for one of their Grandchildren etc, etc, etc....

[@garymitchell5899]

Your bile and prejudice only reflects on you

[@growlerthe2nd712]

He’s straight out of the Prince Andrew bracket 😵

[@roberttalbot6397]

He don't understand real life within society including health reality, he don't know what a bad cold is,what happens to your body,what you need from chemist tobrid it ,never mind a killer virus😅

[@roberttalbot6397]

Very hard to follow guidance. But he told us all to " stay at home " Hancock said break rules then be jailed. They don't go to jail,they don't follow there own rules. Do they. ? They are also still living facts that they are corrupt and are criminals within themselves😅

[@garymitchell5899]

@@roberttalbot6397 It's a bit unreasonable to expect all our PMs to be qualified expert virologists.

[@davidwilliams116]

He never stops lying he was fully complicit knowledge of those parties 🥳, so many people who were there have said on record.

[@mcwh1161]

Absolutely mind blowing. Not an ounce of dignity in this creature. To this day he still thinks he's clever by completely avoiding a question and rambling on until people lose interest. He should be locked up

[@MrGrantSloan]

Johnson was far too busy getting coked up, drunk. To do anything. No wonder his memory is foggy.

[@susanwills2243]

Yeah and cheating his wife with Carrie… another Hancock instead he wasn’t caught on camera

[@thr9449]

A lifetime of lying and cover ups, he’s convinced his own conscience

[@walter3433]

What conscience? It's obvious the man scores high on the psychopathy scale

[@adamduncan6172]

Even though I witnessed the whole debacle with my own eyes, I still don't believe him when he says he was prime minister 😂

[@roberttalbot6397]

Liers actually do believe themselves to be " telling the truth". They never ever admit the truth ,him,sunak,truss, Hancock,kwartang, all ov em😅. Sunak now will nitvadmit about the stop the boats chaos. So he will resign. Maybe before he appears on thelus debate next monday😅

[@alibrown317]

Narcissistic personality disorder

[@roberttalbot6397]

@@alibrown317 yes and leader pm. Work that out

[@Czechbound]

Remember, sociopaths don't have the brain circuitry for empathy. That is why he is asked whether he does understand the grief that people are feeling. They ask him, because they understand that they are dealing with a sociopath. A sociopath has been described as someone who would stop at the scene of a terrible, fatal accident in the centre of a city. He would stand, not to watch the scene, but to watch how the bystanders react : they're shock, their pain and sorrow at seeing something so horrific happen to someone. Then they would calmly go home, an practice recreating those expressions in the mirror, for retrieval at a future date where they may notice that this is how other people are reacting. For them, they aren't capable of experiencing those emotions about others. You can see how unsure Johnson is : not at whether he'll trip himself up with this answers, but he's furtively looking around the room to try and see what level of pantomimed contrition he should act out

[@notmenotme614]

I once had a neighbour who acted a total bellend, he would disturb everyone else in the apartment block at 3am. I always wondered if he was a sociopath as he had no empathy for others around him. He could not see what he was doing wrong. He once replied to me “what do you mean you need to wake up early in the morning”.

[@Czechbound]

@@notmenotme614 Well, most statistics quote 2.5% of people in the UK as being sociopaths, but some estimates go as high as 4%. So between 1 in 40 and 1 in 25 people that you meet during your week are sociopaths. On a packed bus/ tram/ metro/ train carriage, on average there are 1 or 2 of them. A great book on sociopaths and psychopaths ( an additional 1% of the UK population are psychopaths ... again, you deal with them on average ever week ... ) is "Snakes in Suits". I dated one, and it didn't take long for the traits to reveal themselves. A friend worked for one. My brother when he was a child had one as a teacher. Whatever you do, try and avoid them. If you have to deal with them, interact as little as possible. Don't give personal information, or reveal your personal likes and dislikes. And don't react to their behaviour in your company. They thrive on knowing your hot buttons, and then get perverse pleasure in pushing your buttons. And they are supremely narcissistic, so ignoring them is one of the best ways to irritate them. Never show weakness to them, and they'll know then you're not a pushover, and most probably look for others to annoy. To me they are very immature. They are usually on their own with a history of failed relationships as people don't last long with their bullshit. Sorry that you had a neighbour who wasn't considerate. They may have had other mental health issues, or a very low IQ ( never discount the idiot factor as the man said ). But if it was a sociopath, getting the police involved early and often, and asking them not to share who made the complaint is the way to go. And then limit conversation with them to "hello" and "goodbye". Don't betray your annoyance with them as that just gives them the attention that they crave.

[@peskyquietman7593]

No matter how hard I try, I can only believe that every word from that man's mouth is a lie.

[@philipcurnow7990]

It's what they ingrain in the demeanor of such school kids from such schools as his. The ultimate end point is this.

[@michaelfoy]

They are a lie....Have ALLWAYS been, since He was old enough to lie....look at his School reports!

[@melonheadr7166]

It's because that's all he as ever done

[@fomoran]

​@@philipcurnow7990now now... Let's not blame the school or the system for this joke of a man. There is clearly a well worn part for the burbling idiot facade covering a knowing rule breaker *That* is more prevalent in the public school system he grew up in. But enough resist the temptation to do the persona though it is a clear option akin to class clown So let's not blame the place he learned to work some systems remnants of the old boys network that allows "decent chaps who aren't great thinkers" to move further than 'the Peter principle' should allow for. He made the choices to take the easier path as a buffoon who is helped back to his feet after many failures due to his idiocy He is ultimately responsible for debasing himself fin this fashion For being this idiot scarecrow of TV and whitehall

[@Lilacpassion]

Notice how he even smiles for a few seconds from 6:22, as he essentially says "I'm not lying." Duper's delight.

[@waynewal971]

Oh my goodness!!! What quality of leaders of men were we being led and advised by? No wonder the loss of life was so devastating and huge comparatively to others, despite having the benefit of being an island community, and seeing the devastation from Italy and others a month before??? I feel so drained my confidence in governance and my country has been totally destroyed!

[@BritishRosie-es3zr]

The only small crumb of comfort is that after only 4 years since he originally became PM, Johnson looks old, ill and tired. I hope it takes a terrible toll on him.

[@iangascoigne8231]

He looked like that when he started.

[@garymitchell5899]

Your bitterness only reflects on you, Rosie

[@deborahwarren6710]

Sociopaths sleep well unfortunately. They believe their own lies

[@garymitchell5899]

@@deborahwarren6710 He has many, many faults but he obviously isn't a sociopath.

[@gazza595]

@@garymitchell5899 Incorrect, check your definition. Johnson fits the description of Sociopath pretty much perfectly.

[@johnwalkley6746]

He was unaware of what was happening in his house and home. Unaware of what was happening in his place of work. Just what was he aware of!

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

He was obviously aware, just considered himself above the rules.

[@natnorth]

You've got to admit he's great at saying a lot of words without saying anything 😂

[@Royboy50]

I find his vocabulary very limited for a public school educated moron

[@Royboy50]

The nhs didn’t do us any favours getting him better,i don’t believe he was ever ill to the extent he likes have us believe

[@satanssurfer5965]

Typical politician, lies for a living.

[@selesius4591]

Filibustering wasting time

[@Theonevidz]

@@Royboy50bro wtf

[@joelletort6088]

This individual is totally delusional and totally insane He will never admit that he was in the wrong

[@garymitchell5899]

I've watched the whole evidence and he has taken personal responsibility many times

[@selesius4591]

The QC questioners must recommend a court of law for Johnson where he will pay.

[@KakuzuAkatsuki1234]

​@@garymitchell5899you must be just like this slimy liar to be defending him in all these comments. Dirty as hell.

[@Skylark_Jones]

Is he defending and justifying the fact that he and his staff were partying in No.10 during times when everybody else was exhorted to remain under restrictions on pain of penalties?? In short:ONE RULE FOR HIM AND HIS GOVT??? All that guff at the beginning of penitence, humility and apologies - it was just an empty stunt. Bollox to him!

[@Gareth.W]

"Letter of the guidance"... "followed the guidance".... "guidance"... "guidance"... "guidance". It was not just guidance, it was the law! Hence why he was fined by the police.

[@alasdaircook5673]

And he got a £50 fine whilst the public were getting fined £10,000.

[@philiphalpenny9761]

The Irish lady at the end of the feed was the most impressive at not backing off at his demonstrable bogus insincerity. He said the footage of the parties was a million miles from the reality of what was happening at No. 10...yet, the parties went on & on & on...she wasn't having any of his guff...

[@iandavid8925]

Surprisingly Hugo Keith allowed BJ to waffle but not the lady you mention. She should be given more time to question this fraudulent, lying tramp.

[@heidifuller9964]

He should be charged with Misconduct in Public Office.

[@billelder125]

He should be charged with CORPORATE MANSLAUGHTER

[@RonvirBilkhu]

Whenever someone says “that’s what I remember” it actually means “that’s how I choose to remember it, if you prove me wrong it’s just my memory not me lying”

[@johnking5174]

An apology from Boris Johnson is about as worth as much as the Iranian Rial currency is now, i.e. ZERO.

[@dan8031]

Could this poor excuse for a man be one of the most depised PM we’ve ever had

[@michellestaniforth6486]

He is no man he a coward

[@graceical2822]

He’d just be happy to be in the same club as Thatcher.

[@davidwanstall4670]

Yes.

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

Thatcher will go down as the most despised female PM and Boris will easily go down as the most despised male PM

[@suemolesworth1248]

Bizarrely, sadly, unfortunately, there are still Tory party members that still think the sun shines out of this obnoxious man’s rear end, plus too many Tory MPs who would back him if he decided to make a come back so they could feather their own nests

[@Stuarty06]

should be in cuffs & an orange jumpsuit surrounded by officers.. despicable criminal

[@Romulan2469]

Like Tony Blair?

[@graceical2822]

They both should. Along with Sunak and a fair few others.

[@Romulan2469]

@@graceical2822 Can't argue with that.

[@helenward1855]

Yes!

[@davej2300]

How can he sit there and deny the parties with that smug grin on his face knowing what pain and suffering people went through not being able to say goodbye to a dying love one. What a disgrace him and the conservative's are,

[@alasdaircook5673]

And he partied whilst the Queen sat their alone following the rules at her husbands funeral.

[@trogwallaby]

Gutted that no-one asked him about attending his OWN birthday party! That being said, it was more powerful in the morning when he was questioned on the number of times that he said older people should just give up and die!

[@johnm9304]

He Said he thought he was following the rules yet forgets he made the rules 🥴🤣

[@janetmalcolm6191]

He did the same with a benefit rule. Said they could just get benefit when actually no they couldn't. It was him making that rule.

[@cheebee2659]

is it just me or does he look like he's about to start giggling every time he tells a whopper

[@talesfromrosie852]

“duping delight” when sociopaths can’t hide the pleasure in the moment of manipulation - Boris seems to have that smirk constantly on his face which explains a lot!!

[@johnoneill8211]

His endless hesitations and false starts to his answers are devices to lead the listener away from the truth.

[@pljpmas1623]

Just seems to throw in words and hope for the best, and everything is regrettable in hindsight etc. Who the hell voted for this clown!

[@garymitchell5899]

No. He's trying to make his own points, which is fair enough. But anyway, the KC isn't being diverted.

[@alfresco8442]

He could have listened to the experts. That would have been a start. His whole response just reeks of someone, not sorry for what he did, but sorry for being caught out. Just desperate and pathetic damage control.

[@garymitchell5899]

I've watched the whole evidence and he has taken personal responsibility many times. And the experts couldn't agree with themselves most of the time

[@marchughes2461]

@@garymitchell5899 You cannot defend the indefensible, so stop making lame attempts to do so.No ,he took no responsibiliy at all. Taking responsible actions is totally alien to Johnson. Saying sorry 100 times over during the pandemic and now just will not cut it.

[@garymitchell5899]

@@marchughes2461 I'm not "attempting" anything. Both the things I said are self-evidently true.

[@alfresco8442]

@@garymitchell5899 "Both the things I said are self-evidently true." Clearly they are not, as you seem to be the only one who recognises that as being true. Saying you are sorry...very unconvincingly, does not equate to 'taking responsibility'. Did he fall on his sword? Did he even attempt to address the situation, correct it or make amends? Of course he didn't; he just made excuses every inch of the way.

[@garymitchell5899]

@@alfresco8442 It seems I might be one of the few people who actually watched the evidence. But anyway, when did mob rule come in? Johnson was contrite and apologetic and he seemed sincere. Obviously he didn't kill himself, as you wanted, but then he's an adult and you're a tw@t. So no surprises there.

[@Digisender]

I think this bloke would lie to his own barber's! "There you go sir, are you happy with this cut?" "Erm, yes yes"

[@ECECECECEC]

He doesn’t comprehend what ‘responsibility’ means. Dramatic pauses to show how upset he is do not work.

[@DW-indeed]

"Matt Hancock tears"

[@russelltaylor7838]

And this is from a man who should have resigned when the party gate saga was first made public. Instead he stayed on for as long as he could enjoying all the trappings of office until he was finally forced to resign and even then he went on to do a "farewell tour" of the country.

[@hens_ledan]

"I should have issued instructions ... to be mindful of the rules." Oh, jolly good. And there's me thinking the rozzers should have taken them away to their cells for breaking the law....

[@romeobravo2023]

BUT ..... for a man who has been coached at great length and at great cost on how he should respond during these questions, did he fail to learn that when you begin an answer with "I agree or I accept" or whatever other phrase and then use the word "but" ....everything before the word "but" is normally a lie! What a lying bastard with no buts!

[@garymitchell5899]

I've watched the whole evidence and he has taken personal responsibility many times

[@lyseight1l991]

​​@@garymitchell5899look at around 15.10. He uses a deflecting device often and unless he is firmly dragged back to the question, he can give an impression of answering fully and openly.

[@synaesthesian]

Absolute bell end.

[@thecritic81]

It was difficult for everyone. But no one knew that you could ignore the rules if they were too difficult.

[@martincarty3067]

It wouldn't know what the truth is if jumped up and bit him. He's the sociopaths sociopath but equally at fault are all of his enablers and arse lickers.

[@edcoad4930]

Wholly unfit for leading anything, but as a nation, we continue to doff cap and lay out the red carpet for these well-spoken, well-educated arsonists.

[@iantwizell799]

I spent the pandemic with IPC staff, testers, Nursing staff, call handlers, cleaners etc. We were supporting an NHS Trusts Gold Command CV19 response. Two of the xmas' (and I mean xmas eve, day, boxing day) and NY were especially horrific. Hand on heart - there were no quizzes, drinks!!!!!, lunches or parties. There was no communal food involved never mind a party and we were in masks, windows open when the rules requested this. I can recall some tears especially on one of the Boxing Days. In that large building over the pandemic rules were followed - aye the odd slip, I mean forgetting to change a mask 8 times a shift or not wiping a pen. It was tough but the leaders at all levels and the culture kept the standards high. He didnt

[@federicoprice2687]

Thank you Ian, for your diligence, dedication and phenomenal efforts and sacrifices. We are very deeply indebted to you and your colleagues ❤

[@paulroberts7544]

Tictoc told a different story, but hey ho. As for masks - did you never notice that if someone was smoking outside of Tesos and you walked past in a mask that you'd instantly smell the smoke? Did you never question how a mask would keep a miniscule virus out if it can't keep fag smoke out? Those mask you were obediently changing ended up clogging up our seas, landfill and generally adding to polution and global warming. His failing was not sticking to his guns. The lockdowns were an utter outrage. Never again. Never will those who supported it be forgiven.

[@iantwizell799]

Thats so nice and really appreciated

[@janetmalcolm6191]

Neither did his father. Like father like son. He didn't wear masks going into shops which of course are an enclosed space and went travelling when we were all told we were not allowed. Seems they don't care about anyone catching it. Boris was shaking hands with people. Major rule regarding Covid is NO.... rules are not made to be broken. You can kill someone breaking the rules.

[@RankinMsP]

​@@iantwizell799Legends the lot of you. We can never truly repay any of you and the pay issue makes this doubly worse. ❤❤❤

[@maf74]

Crystal clear on some details, 'that's what I remember' on others, can't recall on yet more. Is this the same chap found guilty of lying to the Commons when PM? 😂 What a shameless dreadful character.

[@dan8031]

If a “normal public service worker” is found not to have conducted themselves in public, they lose their jobs and pensions. Will this be the case for those found to have been involved in misconduct in this shambles

[@janetmalcolm6191]

I know of someone who didn't believe in Covid was a happening thing ....that and the jabs ....and she got sacked.

[@davidward9264]

Time he was warned he has sworn to tell the truth and is under oath to do so there needs to be repercussions

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

Jail him, 8 years.

[@cerip2]

I'd be interested to see some evidence that suitcases of booze were wheeled in to other workplaces. They were not the only people 'working hard'. He's only sorry they got caught.

[@alasdaircook5673]

In most other work places alcohol is not allowed on the premises and if you are caught with alcohol you can have a disciplinary hearing against you.

[@lizparker8431]

How can you take a man seriously who uses a balloon as a hairbrush?

[@lynnsliney7262]

This country is doomed. The morals of our government is rock bottom.

[@jumpferjoy1st]

Morals left the houses of Parliament thirty plus years ago. 😕

[@Romulan2469]

And yet some people keep voting for this corrupt system to continue.

[@leviathon2]

And again I have to remind everyone, these are the people who sold to the UK population and executed Brexit. Just let that sink in for a moment.

[@helenward1855]

Not me...

[@johnking5174]

Can you imagine if the US had something like this, and President Orange Tango was forced to be grilled by lawyers about his conduct during the pandemic.

[@jamieisausername]

Trump's conduct during the pandemic was so much worse as well. The man went around suggesting that his supporters inject bleach and guzzle animal dewormer. He was psychopathic

[@billedmunds2665]

I would have stopped my staff from doing it, but Rules have never applied to me, just ask my Eton House Master!!

[@Itchicoo-Park]

How can this man sit there and patronise those that lost love ones. He is remorseless and lacks any form of constrition.

[@onenote6619]

The only questions I had from this enquiry were: Did Johnson have any reasonable excuse for his actions and lies? Would he apologise convincingly? Would he accept responsibility for his actions? And the answer was a resounding 'no' on all of those. As usual, he seemed to believe that being held accountable was unfair to him personally.

[@garymitchell5899]

I've watched the whole evidence and he has taken personal responsibility many times

[@losthope9909]

​@@garymitchell5899 He really hasn't, he's a complete narcissist who's somehow convinced himself of his own innocence. Everything has been misconstrued by others, any apology is not heartfelt, it's merely to appear sorry and to try and wriggle off the hook.

[@garymitchell5899]

@@losthope9909 He clearly isn't a narcissist and in his evidence he took responsibility many times. He also made many mistakes at the time and I think he realises that.

[@lyseight1l991]

​@@garymitchell5899it is important to realise that these are not criminal proceedings. He loses nothing by saying that he takes responsibility. However, as prime minister, it is a question that shouldn't need to be asked. Maybe focus on the specifics, not the general points that he makes. In addition, consider whether in your day to day life or work this level of competence would be good enough.

[@garymitchell5899]

@@lyseight1l991 The point made was he wasn't taking responsibility, but he was. Many mistakes were made and he acknowledged that, and to me it seemed genuine. I have already said all this.

[@robertgavin980]

They followed the rules when it came to whose turn it was to go to the offy for more wine.😅

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

His complete lack of emotional affect, is so telling.

[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

Or true contrition.

[@troubadour1562]

I wish that lady from Northern Ireland had been lead council for the whole enquiry. She seems like she'd have chewed up Johnson, Hancock and Cummings and spit them out.

[@blackydon]

What is the point of this inquiry? Nothing will come out of it but upset. No one pays the price but the public.

[@royaladviser2834]

He has lied to Everyone, his country, his coworkers, his own family and shamefully, to his own self.

[@jimmyconnolly3461]

A million miles away? I wish to send him a million miles away.

[@_Stin_]

He isn't even socially or emotionally aware of what a moral action would have been in that situation.

[@filthydrainman6824]

The only regrets Boris has is he got caught out, and it’s not the last time he’s going to be caught out 💯

[@losthope9909]

Who else, never mind during COVID, goes to work to get absolutely bladdered believing it to be part of their job?

[@alasdaircook5673]

You would be facing a disciplinary charge or the sack.

[@nathkrul]

Could anyone honestly take so long to get a sentence out, always thinking of himself just like the very hard-working civil servants, lol. And once again, mum let him brush his hair with a toffee apple.

[@alfonsohorcajada4399]

Shameless creature. So sorry for all the families that suffered because of him and the lifes that he let go - never forget, another Tory success, not!

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

Installed by Clown Corbyn 🤡

[@elliottfireice4394]

He had a party while others lay alone dying. This is absolutely bloody disgusting

[@stevestratton2622]

Ibelieve the civil service term is "Economial use of the truth"

[@jenfirth8032]

'At HQ they had had a hard day ordering paperclips and the generals felt they deserved to be rewarded for their hard word with a glass of sherry or two, whilst in the trenches the soldiers knee deep in mud were just praying that they survived the night', imagine how that would have gone down if that had had happened in the First World War. I can't get my head around why they don't understand why the public think they were wrong about party gate? We know those on the front line in the NHS were not just working hard but also risking their healths/lives. A friend worked in a hospital during Covid and described the routine that she had to go through just to have a cup of tea or go to the loo, but hey ho, writing a press release needed to be rewarded with a glass of wine apparently.

[@ethzero]

You'd have thought that BoJo would be _fairly good_ at a convincing excuse given that he's had an extraordinary practice in both his professional and personal life. His two-facedness is laid bare in the WhatsApps.

[@davidsmith2440]

Sounds like The Dog ate my homework from School

[@garymitchell5899]

I've watched the whole evidence and he has taken personal responsibility many times

[@andrewbravery5114]

Can we all agree to stop voting for Etonian schoolboys now?

[@karenhendry7686]

Scotland stopped that over 50yrs ago

[@richardevans9658]

I'd love a war inquiry for Tony Blier next!

[@abbersj2935]

Did 75,000 British die needlessly due to that?

[@merv592]

Chilcot ?

[@COUNTDOWNTOPOWER]

Jesus . . . 'Oh no . . . they're making 'are boris look like a pathetic liar . . . I know I'll mention Tony Blair - that'll make me look smart and help are boris - I'll even call him Tony Blier . . . wow . . . me so smart! Everyone dun gunna forget bout are boris lies now cos I said Tony Blier!!!' Get in the bin, tory idiot.

[@stephentaylor1637]

😂😂😂😂

[@garymitchell5899]

​@@abbersj2935Well a million Iraqi's, if we're counting?

[@brianferguson7840]

Pork luncheon meat in a tight suit😂😂

[@47redtop]

It just shows how very quickly things turn around. They all behaved very arrogantly and badly. Quite the turnaround. And forever remembered in history for what it's worth.

[@kicka11]

Amazing the things he remembers and the things he “forgets”. The laboured anecdote about ITU was so excruciating and basically made up on the spot. All he had to do to care about old people was to nearly die!! What a line of argumentation

[@TryDiy]

Lied to his wives, Lied to the Queen, lied about parties, Cummings and continues to lie to this enquiry.

[@cubecubesson6779]

What a complete Twat! His platitudes will serve the purpose and he'll not lose one wink of sleep

[@paulbeach5892]

You can tell he's lying.. his lips moved!

[@johnasher5326]

Does Bo Jo actually think 🤔 we believe him

[@droge192]

Self insight: -600%. "Those darn rules were just impossible to follow!". They were your rules Mr Johnson.

[@zooblestyx]

A million miles from the truth? I find that surprisingly easy to believe.

[@MaxLightWeight]

Take my hat off to Boris, his consistency is second to none. A complete tit prior, during and post being PM

[@Kkpb-fh5vt]

All those people who thought he was so funny on Have I Got News For You and wanted him as PM aren’t laughing now.

[@alasdaircook5673]

Unfortunately there are still brain dead idiots that say he did a great job. Got us out of covid. He should still be PM. etc

[@CaminoAir]

We have to give Johnson some leeway at this enquiry. He's being questioned by a capable professional who is on top of his brief. To Johnson this must be incomprehensible and he can't be expected to understand competence.

[@gadfly1]

Simply unbelievable. While his Oxford and Cambridge educated upper class staff were boozing and canoodling at work, bringing in booze by the shopping trolley load, having basement karaoke sessions, whilst being very highly paid in the process, my hard working son in law, a skilled aeronautical engineer with 20 years at Rolls Royce, plus half the factory in Inchinnan (near Glasgow) lost his job with a mortgage to pay and three kids to support. He had to take on two jobs including weekends and drive over 120 miles round trip to work in an unrelated sector and has now lost his skill set. I voted for him because the alternative was a Marxist, but now bitterly regret it and will never vote for his party ever again. We need mature real, rational balanced people with real life experience as normal average citizens in charge of this country, not a bunch of arrogant, over-priveleged trust-funded elitists who think it's all just a big extension of their private school days and we are just the pawns in their game.

[@realbworld]

I thought he issued “general instructions” to everyone in the country almost daily….. from No 10…… still they ignored the advice. He disgusts me.

[@patsyhowse1919]

He keeps calling it "the rules"... didn't they change and make it law by then?

[@pljpmas1623]

Guidance when it suits also

[@hens_ledan]

Laws for the plebs, rules for good old boys, guidance for me and my best mates. Typical public school attitude.

[@donaldrobertson117]

Who will rid us of this shambolic embarrassment?

[@mrmarcrumbleton8300]

How he and his sanctimonious cronies STILL haven't been thrown in jail I have no idea!

[@rolandstimpson]

They need more overwhelming evidence of the wrongdoing, because he feels he can say they thought they were all just at work events.

[@thecritic81]

Bring your own booze. . Following the rules.

[@suzannebowdenn5469]

He has spent his life lying and now he cannot distinguish the truth from fiction.

[@paulwhittaker5195]

The smirking liar

[@chrisspencer6502]

I hope not a single penny of tax payer money has been paid to prepare him for this

[@heidimacdonald205]

You may not be aware that all the legal advice and preparations done for him by his team are being funded by the taxpayer. He doesn’t pay a penny for his own legal team who coached him. Same applies to Hancock, Gove, Sunak etc. You and I and others are paying for him!

[@RankinMsP]

I lost my cousin in the early stages and it still cuts deeply. She was young, fit and healthy no compromising health concerns. Her husband must now raise their young kids with this 🐴🕳️ smirking in their faces, while lying and telling us what we saw with our eyes and heard with our ears didn't happen. Animal Farm is a perfect analogy for his and the current Tory govt.

[@Cazgirl-hq4hi]

He just wanted to be PM ,nothing else..it was too much like hard work. I know that as fact..a reliable source.

[@SuperRedraider1]

Lets not forget,Sunak has to come next,watch for the head twitch when he lies,he does it all the time.

[@DW-indeed]

He also doesn't like being asked difficult questions - ones that might be critical of him - to which I expect an entitled, prickly, petulant response. Eat out to help out presented in a negative light should be popcorn worthy 😉

[@alasdaircook5673]

And don't forget that slimy smile. And hope they ask why Sunak wrote off that £38 billion that was given to their mates for dodgy contracts

[@ND_NB]

"We should have had staff think about how their actions would be percieved... we should have thought about what it would look like." Still impressively missing the point about the REASON for social distancing guidelines.