"Stop. Stop. Stop. Lewis. Don't interrupt me" - Matt Hancock and Lewis Goodall in heated discussion

Matt Hancock shuts down Lewis Goodall's comments about him breaking his own lockdown rules during the pandemic while Health Secretary.
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[@MrPete81]

As a constituent of his, how DARE he think he can walk away from being unlawful - ie. BREAKING THE LAW - and think he can get away without scrutiny!! Thank you Lewis & Jon for pressing him on questions where a lot of mainstream media are unable to for whatever reason.

[@kawasakiaddiction6296]

Bet you still vote tory next.

[@dextercool]

Don't interrupt ! I fell in love!

[@ilyasVa]

Breaking the law? You are kidding. Look at the drivers with their phone. You really need to let it go!

[@annettekearney9798]

He took glee when that scientist was sacked for visiting his GF I seem to remember. He’s a hypocrite, thick, greedy and brainless.

[@inspectregadget3561]

"I know I broke my own rules but I don't want to be called out over it"

[@starmersbarber]

He somehow suggested that this 'meeting with his advisor' was investigated but wasn't taken any further....so because of that, he somehow didn't break the rules!!!! It's heartbreaking that anyone takes this guy seriously. A nobody and a menace at the same time....the jobby that won't flush.

[@OompaPompano]

He's had zero accountability. What's he complaining about - he should be in prison.

[@ilyasVa]

Prison is full!

[@buonafortuna8928]

It's obviously a huge double bluff. He's not a human being.

[@bustedfender]

You know what they say “ if you can’t stand the heat, don’t be a corrupt and mendacious politician”.

[@stevebartley8902]

The narcissism is mind blowing. 😮

[@clivesmith9377]

We are all Human Beings. We were all under enormous pressure under the pandemic. But, unlike him, we weren't earning any money, while facing hunger, disease, eviction, mental health problems, being apart from loved ones and staring daily at death's face. None of us was earning £100,000 py. Some of us didn't even have a salary coming in monthly, or at all! 😡😡😡😡😡

[@kawasakiaddiction6296]

What Pandemic? It was a Pandemic of Government BS and spineless submissive sheep.

[@karenhopwood891]

"Staring daily at deaths face? How so? You must still believe that the plandemic was actually real!

[@AnnaHolley-f7y]

How right you are. 🙂👍

[@chingadapistolero]

Ah but he fell in love!😅🤣😂

[@kawasakiaddiction6296]

Enormous Pressure due to Sociopathic, Narcissistic Criminals. Lock them into a padded cell for Life.

[@lawrencenoctor2703]

He is a human being, an arrogant hypocritical egotist who could give Philip schofield a run for his money. He was cought out in every way and asks 'please dont mention any of it'. Sickening.

[@isabellewhite3505]

Absolutely egoistic and contemptible! Vile man!

[@AH-te5gs]

No feeling of guilt whatsoever.

[@lewiskeeffe8649]

Compassion is required from the incompetent. No compassion for the struggling working class, poorBrexit and dismal conduct.

[@GeldardtheGrey]

I can't remember 'falling in love' or 'being a human being' qualified as exemptions from covid laws that his own government legislated. It's almost a borderline sociopathic response here, but I think the truth is that as he thinks he's now viewed as some kind of celebrity he can distance himself from his actions and get angry when challenged. To me that shows he is a despicable human being.

[@sandybowyer7941]

Nick .... your comment : was SPOT ON 👌👏👍.

[@elipa3]

His sentences proved me right. Tories dont do responsibility.

[@ilyasVa]

Neither does any other Party and who’s fault is that?

[@532bluepeter1]

@@ilyasVaAny other party? Any?

[@ilyasVa]

@@532bluepeter1 not sure what you’re trying to ask

[@532bluepeter1]

@@ilyasVa You seem to think that all political parties are irresponsible without exception.

[@ilyasVa]

@@532bluepeter1 yeh that’s what I think

[@richierich9943]

If he doesnt want to talk about his failures what else is there to talk about 😂

[@jamesgoddard5947]

I'm literally speechless.

[@Calzonio]

"I'm a human being" Mate, you're somewhere between a tapeworm and fungal bacteria at best.

[@jon780249]

Let’s not forget that while he talks about his ordeal, others were not allowed to see their loved ones dying.

[@sircxx8621]

How this bloke isn’t in jail is just beyond me

[@jackdubz4247]

He's a Tory.

[@williemacdonald72]

Tories lack any humanity, so to say he is a human being is stretching the truth.

[@MrNiuj]

This mans ego is unreal. What an ineffective leader.

[@lolly1811]

That’s putting it mildly

[@demisthemenace9444]

No contrition, no remorse, no insight. Matt makes me fell queasy.

[@DirtyJokesFan]

This guy can’t whitewash his reputation and his greed. There is also the fact that he could drop out of public life and not be missed. Ever.

[@fretish5425]

Just listen to me: I did bad things. Let’s not discuss them.

[@JupiterRhys]

At any point he could just take himself out of the public eye.

[@isabellewhite3505]

Way too much money to be milked. His ex-wife is far better off now

[@Crazy5exycurvy]

The absolute audacity... he disregarded so many people's humanity while he was in office.

[@lsobrien]

He's right. Actual journalists would be asking about thousands of care home deaths.

[@sands7779]

Or awarding millions in Covid PPE/ testing contracts to friends, neighbours, donors, ex Tory ministers and Tory peer.

[@stephengraham1153]

@@sands7779 Not to mention the landlord of his local pub.

[@kanedNunable]

and the billions missing.

[@fordprefect1925]

Are you silly. This bloke is instrumental in the thousands of care home deaths.

[@lsobrien]

@@fordprefect1925 Clearly you don't have a space in The School of Athens.

[@ATHLDN]

This monster needs to stand before a court and face the consequences of his actions.

[@emchamberlain]

Entitlement personified.

[@andymiles6311]

In a nut shell.I messed up badly in public life.I still want to be in public life but don't want anyone to scrutinse me. Don't be in public if you don't want scrutiny 😮😮😮

[@shilditch]

But he is a human being so you should just move on and forget anything he did in office. It's not fair and not right to keep bringing it up. Just leave him alone guys. Poor Matt (sadface emoji). Can you not see he wants to start afresh and make a fortune on the 'talking heads' circuit. I will light a candle for you Matt, the hero we need right now. What a guy.

[@elipa3]

🤣🤣🤣

[@starmersbarber]

What a normal guy! 🤣

[@TristanBanks]

Falling in love with someone? He gave away billions to his mates! Why is the media not talking about this?

[@lucasmoreno5330]

He chose to never take his responsibility as an MP seriously.

[@ilyasVa]

Which Politicians does?

[@lucasmoreno5330]

@@ilyasVa Correction, senior cabinet minister.

[@shelleyscloud3651]

Hé may be human but he operates solely through the lizard part of his brain.

[@sgs261]

'It doesn't sound very resilient to answer in that way'. Perfect sentence.

[@sianscountrylife4925]

" I'm a human being." Bless ...😂 Is he sure about that ....

[@AustenMerritt]

Horrible little man!

[@sands7779]

I expect politicians to have affairs. I don't think breaking social distance/ lock down rules is as important despite the hypocrisy in asking others to abide by them. More significant failures by Matt Hancock included having an affair with someone he appointed to a role who had a relative working as an executive at a private healthcare company which won NHS contracts , not declaring shares in a company awarded a govt contract, not publishing billions of pounds of coronavirus contracts including those awarded to Tory Donors like Lord Ashcroft, Tory peer Michelle Mone, ex Tory minister Brookes Newmark, Matt's donors Frances and Peter Stanley, and a neighbour of Matt's, pub landlord Alex Bourne.

[@joshuaDstarks]

Imagine having your lost love ones whittled down to “old coals”.

[@FabianMacGintyONeill]

There would be a lot of people alive today who aren't because this fella couldn't do his job properly, and wouldn't stand aside for someone who could.

[@agjm-agjm]

Not buying it. Constantly repeating "I'm a human being" is exactly what a Lizard Person in a skin suit would do... 😑

[@bearsbreeches]

Why did he agree to be interviewed? Presumably, he was paid. I'd like them to debate his status as a human being

[@sbor2020]

It's easy to forget who the *_real_* victim of the pandemic was: Matt "me, me, me" Hancock!

[@ou7shined972]

Yes an extraordinary amount of scrutiny.... and yet here he is free as a bird and living his best extremely comfortably-off life. Go figure.

[@uksubversion]

You are a human being, but not a decent one!

[@mohm7047]

If he doesn't want anyone to question him and considers himself a human being, he should immediately resign from politics. Such a waste of space, doesn't want to be questioned.

[@proffessorclueless]

He really is sickening. Not an ounce of remorse. Peodophiles are human beings but we don't think it is right that they can do whatever they want. He thinks he is above other people and he deserves to be hounded and questioned for the rest of his life.

[@ilyasVa]

You really are clueless!

[@ou7shined972]

I dare say that some of those who died as a result of his actions were human too... I'm sure he doesn't see it that way though

[@scorchgid]

You know I'm still reminded of that whiteboard at the start of the pandemic in the cabinet office where someone wrote "who do we not save".

[@julianewart7643]

Unrepentant

[@jasonk7072]

That’s exactly what a robot would say.

[@philiphales9993]

If the weasel doesn't want to talk what's he doing there ?

[@Alexander-uj5pb]

Superfluous prat.

[@boxingday11]

I have no words for this specimen of a human being.

[@jackdubz4247]

The Tories are too used to being lobbed softball questions. They completely dissolve under any kind of scrutiny.

[@pearsehall1049]

Where has all of complete planks of politicians come from.

[@Anabsurdsuggestion]

What an utterly atrocious human being - he simply isn’t worth talking to, having convinced himself of his own righteousness, never once pausing to consider humility or accountability.

[@danmayberry1185]

I think you're describing a sociopath. Bang on.

[@Wildgrowsthenature]

" Enough is Enough " ... yes. We have had enough of you and the entire Tory Cabinet that smashed the UK

[@10whiten99]

He would not be on this show if he had not had an affair on camera. It is not old coals. It is completely linked to his public character at the moment and just because he’s a “human” it doesn’t mean he can evade scrutiny. He is a politician, not a private citizen, and has had one of the most important jobs of any minister for the past decade.

[@Gilan4983]

I'm not interested in hearing about my mistakes. But I will write a book about it hoping to cash in

[@jibberjabber2957]

He can't be human as he has no empathy,sympathy,responsibility

[@thegamingeconomist3831]

Funny how Tories never want to talk about when they were caught breaking the rules.

[@theojenner1902]

I’ma human being… shame you didn’t treat the public like human beings during covid

[@majuli8420]

The banality of evil.

[@maltesetony9030]

Hancock's comments are an insult to REAL human beings.

[@tommyahearn9177]

He was so full of it, if he believed any of whatever he just spewed out of his mouth THEN WHY DO THE INTERVIEW. The fact is he wants to do interviews and be on tv and radio you just are not allowed to scrutinize anything he has done.

[@neilbowler7866]

He dumped on his integrity and is uncomfortable with journos calling it out. That is nothing compared to heartbreak of his wife seeing that across social media, TV news, KZbin and newspapers.

[@davidadams3408]

COBBLERS! Talk to me about what I want to talk about not about the things that showed me up as a complete an utter charlatan and hypocrite. You take the public purse you answer to the public and you will answer for as long as we want those questions asked!

[@GoldnDusty]

To imagine that “being a human being” nixes any scrutiny is extraordinarily childish. Say what you will about the elitism present in government, but at least most of them have a thicker skin than this ineffectual human thumb.

[@jackmclaughlin9602]

“I’m a human being” isn’t an excuse for hurting your wife, kids and breaking the law.

[@Tom_murray89]

I feel so sorry for John and Lewis they have every right to call Matt Hancock out on what he did when people like myself were hospitalised because of Covid

[@jroobz]

i will pay matt hancock to stop saying he fell in love with someone

[@chemistninja]

Just don’t give these petty narcissists the oxygen of publicity. How can he be so pig-ignorant to think he cannot still be held to account for his actions and he wants to move on on his terms, if you please! Quite staggeringly arrogant but what did we expect from him!

[@smith5796]

Why is He not in Prison?

[@orraman5427]

.... and this little piggy cried wee, wee, wee, all the way home.

[@BassBusMusic]

If you don't want to be scrutinized Mr. Hancock, don't put yourself up for interviews like this. End of.

[@fincorrigan7139]

Narcissism 101

[@ChrisPage68]

Agreed. No more Hancock.

[@jakeratcliff9926]

Complete narcissist

[@bradleyholland4881]

As we all know, there are all sorts of human being and some, whenever they speak, reveal that they are narcissists.

[@scepticalsaint]

If you really want to hurt him, really want to make him accountable, stop interviewing him. Stop treating him like he matters - or ever did. Don’t have him in the jungle or on SAS inspired gameshows. Don’t tune in when he goes there. Just treat him like the cupid, shameless, incompetent, irrelevance he is. Cancel him. Completely.

[@punypixel2795]

My draw dropped when he used the phrase 'old coals'...what a disgusting narcissist.

[@atverde]

He should have "fallen in love" on his own time.

[@jamescosgrow6997]

Im only up for scrutiny on my terms .. what did we inflict on this once great country ;(((

[@olifisher4182]

I think hes right. He made a grave error and has lost his ministerial job. Hold him to account for his performance (which frankly was poor) but there's no point hitting him over the head for his personal errors of judgement, repeatedly.

[@davefave4351]

All he cares about is himself.

[@indricotherium4802]

Oh dear! He's not very well, is he?

[@kingoftheseamusic]

He's an absolute monster

[@tommohawksaxe2609]

He's a human being, we're the edible ones.

[@julesmorgan5986]

He is right. Enough IS enough. Please don't give this inhumane hypocrite any further oxygen of publicity.

[@stephengraham1153]

If he cared about the country he wouldn't have joined the conservative party.

[@stellaprogreso5360]

Shame on him !!! Does not wanted to be question about his behaviour as health Secretary in the middle if crisis of everyone . He thinks he was the only human being under pressure. Plus he did not mentioned he is involved I illegal transactions during the pandemic. He belong to prison.

[@djmarti7773]

What about the 250,000 deaths from his side his party's incompetence throughout covid, whilst he helped fill tory donors pockets with taxpayers money.. The rules he broke and he knew it. And letd not forget his wife and children were they not human beings, whilst he cheated. This man should be ashamed of himself, he is not the victim here...

[@swarming1092]

"We're just normal men. Innocent men"

[@mrmr446]

Was his humanity called into question? Of course he wants to move on and be treated like an adult with wisdom to offer, like a Tory Tony Blair called in for interviews when a talking head is needed to fill airtime, just don't ask uncomfortable questions that expose him for a vapid empty suit.

[@sarahstrupinski6863]

You forgot to ask him about all the dodgy PPE deals he fronted. Yes he is a human being, a revolting and immoral human being,

[@michaelmccarthy9411]

He's not leaving parliament, he's being kicked out. Disgusting man, and I use the word man loosely

[@ilyasVa]

There’s more disgusting people in our streets!

[@michaelmccarthy9411]

@@ilyasVa not many. He's truly nasty, along with most of the Tories

[@lkyuvsad]

“Siri, what is narcissism?”

[@marcpaully9768]

Hancock is one of the best actors the uk has ever had,he deserves an oscar

[@callibea]

He is a total waster. Well done Lewis, lets hope he disappears from public life as soon as possible. Bet he won't give his life to the vulnerable. If he is really part of human kind, then he needs to find a way to show he is a human being!

[@davemcdave2169]

Double denim. Nuff said. Wouldn't trust him with a can of Lynx Java.

[@jimbo9580]

No tory can ever claim to be human.

[@leedavis6000]

Wow his remarks are unbelievable, out of touch!