"Totally f***ing hopeless" Johnson defends performance of his government | Covid Inquiry UK

Boris Johnson
(Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom)
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[@b62boom1]

He's such a mess, and utterly, morally bankrupt.

[@rodgerhargoon3402]

Not bankrupt ..but corrupt...😂😅

[@johnsmart2616]

A buffoon of a fool, I was going to say man? But he isnt

[@noelfleming3567]

Definitely not bankrupt no morals though 😮😮

[@kendiamond8722]

That's the way they train them in Eaton, no shame no worries

[@jon780249]

Not even competent at lying.

[@user-ko4xj3fs4t]

I don't need to be a lawyer to see through this guy. He is struggling.

[@asmith9140]

RePly to super exactly it's the hand gestures tell you he's telling lies, just now he's frightened of being blamed

[@owenjoseph7648]

People actually believed in and voted for this guy. I wouldn't trust him with a sweeping brush.

[@ReeM-wz7bs]

Id trust the sweeping brush much more, its useful, practical, has a purpose, is easy to use and cleans places

[@Anmeteor9663]

He'd have shagged the sweeping brush and had another three kids.

[@owenjoseph7648]

@@ReeM-wz7bs Correct on every point

[@alankenney]

Johnson only became PM because May resigned. The Tories then voted to elect a new leader of the conservative party and Bozo won, thus becoming PM. Joe public had absolutely no say in the matter. Commentators should stop saying it's our fault for voting for him. WE did not!

[@rodgerhargoon3402]

Most British are like Johnson anyways 😂😂😂

[@neilsmith8327]

Get him in a proper court This man lied , didn't care , it was all about him This country deserves justice and to show future leaders they are not blameless and are accountable

[@isabellewhite3505]

A proper court would have insisted on the phone records of Johnson + Sunak be recovered and rec'd by the court, in full.

[@noelfleming3567]

👍👏👏

[@youtoucan2312]

EXACTLY !!!

[@kanedNunable]

@@isabellewhite3505 you cant recover them once deleted, they arent held on servers. just the phone. you could if the phone hadnt been used since but any deleted data would have been overwritten by now. or he swapped phones and old one is gone forever

[@moonshine9902]

@@isabellewhite3505 In a totalitarian state, every aspect of the infrastructure is manipulated and controlled. Therefore, they can get away with whatever THEY say and do. Irony? The UK, like the USA are perceived as the seat of democracy. Dare to criticise other political structures? The difference is in a democratic society they are elected by the people.

[@clowncarqingdao]

I work with a lot of high functioning people in a high quality environment. There is a great deal of constructive, critical, thoughtful, and praiseworthy activity in our server recorded communication. There is never any derogatory language. I would deem Johnson's governance as being quite appallingly disgraceful.

[@the_grand_tourer]

Excellent reminder! It's all to easy for their behaviour to become normalised by themselves ... maybe blame Malcolm Tucker for that, or a combination of The Thick of It and The Apprentice where people like Braverman and Truss seemed to have stolen all their moves (Tories don't draw a line between public service and corporate shark swimming). But yes, what you describe is the norm, not the entitled circus of horrors of his government and to varying degrees every iteration of the Con-Selfservatives over the last 13 years ... I guess that's where the normalisation is to be sourced if there is any logical reason at all.

[@alasdaircook5673]

Defend the people of the UK?? really. When you had all these deaths.

[@joepaluka9031]

I don't know how many times I need to say this, but if you expect the govt to help you in anything you are a fool! Govt never tells the truth! Iraq WMD, Covid,Ukraine war, Gaza, inflation climate change,, sanctions on Russia. All lies! And the sad thing is you can find many good articles on KZbin about all of these even when they were happening! So take responsibility and don't get fooled again!

[@paulsquires9117]

I find it terrifying to think this man had the final say on the “nuclear” button during his time as PM. He wasn’t even competent with his shirt button!

[@robinholland1136]

And, definitely no competence when it comes to his trouser buttons . . .

[@ThePixey1000]

@paulsquires9117 He doesnt America as the last word on the red button in the UK.

[@kendiamond8722]

Yes you's are a American state let

[@yvojo2862]

A Bizarre and outrageous choice of persona to support for PM.....as you say...terrifying

[@digitalgeni]

Can someone please give this man a decent haircut for a change !😂

[@paula7084]

The scruffy sod should be in jail .

[@babycharliebrown]

It’s extraordinary that this individual was elected as a PM of our country. Astounding incompetence.

[@Kevin-lf4xx]

Never underestimate the stupidity of the British electorate especially in England.

[@garryrobson2297]

Thick witted English voters who gave him an 80 seat majority in 2019!!

[@themadfarmer5207]

It is similar in Ireland. Ireland has 2 of them playing musical chairs, and smiling at each other.

[@bigpants6121]

'Oven ready lies' More parties anyone?

[@proffessorclueless]

I thought it was his job to generally encourage the spreading of the virus by going around shaking everybody by the hand, allowing over 100,000 to gather together at the Cheltenham festival, send infected people into care homes allow international flights to bring in infected people from around the world, and encourage infected people to go to restaurants, and to attend parties; while at the same time dictating every aspect of how everyone else must live their lives.

[@bigpants6121]

The tissue of lies and BS continues.

[@annem5899]

He is just a total idiot,.

[@rodgerhargoon3402]

Lovers of churchill 😂😂

[@youMEtubeUK]

While I'm no fan of Johnson wasn't it the health minister and the NHS that sent people back to care homes?

[@bigpants6121]

Bunter agreed.@@youMEtubeUK

[@nicolaisacc2014]

All while he partied says all we need to know about boris

[@kenedwards6145]

And we paid his (totally futile) legal defence. Tax payers money that should be reclaimed.

[@kendiamond8722]

That he's a lousy dancer 🕺

[@Andrew-ce3xc]

High treason , bring out the gallows !

[@christineholloway8321]

Propaganda, lies, incompetentce at best ❤x

[@GahMehGrrrr]

Criminally inompetent

[@andrewgrillet5835]

Not guilty by reason of insanity. No reasonable person could claim he was actually sane, let alone 12 good men and true.

[@Lynn.hot.legs.peters]

He should be behind Bars !!!!

[@IPW133-yo]

Well at counter 1 - he started ignoring what was being asked and said what he wanted said. This person listens to no-one.

[@kenmay1572]

Rather like Gove in many ways

[@derek68able]

An incompetent politician and a congenital liar, what could possibly go wrong.

[@danieljacobs4200]

Absolutely astounding!!

[@Sirlarrythecat]

Spaffer claims he actually had a job this should be front page news.

[@aardvarkrevolution5764]

Dominic Cummings seems to sum up the majority of the electorates view of Johnson and his utterly useless government brilliantly - how were they allowed to behave so appallingly?

[@paulwalker797]

Because they mark their own homework.

[@aardvarkrevolution5764]

@@paulwalker797 Yep…I guess.

[@badbones777]

People like Cummings put him there

[@michaelfoy]

​@@badbones777people who voted TORY put them ALL there!!!!!!

[@neilsmith8327]

@@michaelfoy people didn't vote for the lies and contemt that has been shown over the last few years

[@piratecove3323]

He's out of his depth when he steps in a puddle.

[@lokischildren7862]

Jail him

[@michaelwyatt8483]

He, Hancock and the rest of his 'team' should face charges of corporate manslaughter. The degree of negligence, let alone incompetence, is criminal and can be evidenced by the inquiry. It should form the basis for a criminal prosecution. They should be brought before the courts in the interests of justice. No one is above the law.

[@johnsmart2616]

Wankok would duck and dive to blame anyone he could

[@annegoodridge8174]

They'd all be busy trying to throw each other under the bus in an attempt to save their own necks. Funny, if it wasn't so tragic.

[@davidlloyd3116]

A quarter of a million dead. Staggering incompetence. Our government has blood on their hands.

[@peterstead7510]

if its criminal then he should be prosecuted

[@frackooo]

hard work listening to his bull-s

[@trevormiller9032]

Vile creature

[@davidwilliams116]

He should be put on trial to answer for his crimes against the people of this country, remember this is the man who downgraded the threat this disease posed to the UK inspite of all the warnings coming out of China 🇨🇳, he was to preoccupied with his personal problems the women's in his life .

[@shuzzbutt65]

Well, has he got news for us--no none what so ever. In hindsight, he should never have had the job in the first place

[@johnbale6343]

Hindsight ?

[@isabellewhite3505]

I totally agree with you. No hindsight is needed, as he was sacked from his Telegraph role for blatantly lying and he performed dismally as mayor of London.

[@mauranolan843]

Blundering Boris 🤥🤥🤥

[@iainb1577]

To set an example for future would be leaders of this country, this man needs to be humiliated and punished as severely as is possible. He and his accomplices deserve the worst of everything after the damage they did to the people and economy of this nation.

[@willieckaslike]

His bio should be entitled: "From ETON to BROADMOOR", because as criminally insane, that's where he belongs !

[@Sxuk]

Who's really running the show?.......because it's not these meat puppets.

[@scottmeeker9971]

At least he showed up for the inquiry, it’s optional in the US….

[@liamgaynor3576]

He is getting away with it.

[@Stan_55UK]

Johnson: A stranger to the truth.

[@trulymental7651]

Narcissistic word salad.

[@lesleywright2823]

Let us believe there is still some justice, Lock him up,make an example of him!!

[@ThomasEJensen_TEJ]

First Johnson then Truss and now Sunak. You brits are working your way up to electing a bend nail for prime. 🤣🤣

[@robertpodbery242]

sad but true,

[@ericharding9866]

We are a laughing stock all around the world....

[@richardteale3217]

Johnson and Cameron, both ex Eton . Let’s learn from this .

[@eddierubio2796]

It's crazy. What a baffoon

[@johnsmart2616]

Must be like Benny Hill in that courtroom with Doris in Dock

[@nicholasglanfield9221]

I fined this hard too watch.

[@thedoctor4084]

Me, Me, Me, he is a criminal.

[@Kevin-lf4xx]

No doubt we will have Rees -Mogg and his like telling us that Johnson played a blinder today. The whole world can see what a truly despicable person he is.

[@RickPeake01]

Lets have a party then.. 😢

[@kevinbray9550]

Don't know how they all kept straight faces.

[@Wang_Monkey]

Lock Him Up!!!

[@MarkTilsed]

Criminals

[@user-lf6nh5cj6p]

Jail jail jail a prison cell for this excuse of human being

[@user-or2nj2cg3x]

The mans a liar

[@barbra7562]

Like Trump in the US all Johnson’s faults, his poor performance as London mayor, his lies during the Brexit campaign were all forgotten when people went to vote. Astonishing.

[@ThePixey1000]

@barbra7562 Trump did more for America than any other president since Reagan so dont talk about what you obviously dont know about.

[@barbra7562]

Please stop your delusion. Trump inherited a robust economy from Obama. It didn’t take him long to run it into the ground. He increased the debt every year for 4 years. Unprecedented debt added to by giving tax breaks to the rich. He shut down the government twice. He ignored and downplayed Covid. He attempted a coup and kept documents he had no right to keep. He gave pardons out at a ridiculous rate. Need I go on?

[@barbra7562]

@@ThePixey1000 I would also argue that Reagan was a terrible US President and the decline of the US middle class started with him. Have you heard of trickle down economics?

[@themadfarmer5207]

Leave Trump out of it. Did he not suggest the possibility of imbibing bleach

[@danieljacobs4200]

I'm flabbergasted

[@luciadegroseille-noire8073]

What is this all about? What were they supposed to do in 2020 about something that was a hyperbolised will - o - the wisp? With what proven tools? This turning over of private correspondence only demonstrates how uncouth they have all become, which is disappointing but not actually negligence. Have they discussed the lucrative contracts yet?Are they going to?

[@rayratchford8338]

How is he still getting tv time he should be locked up

[@peterdollins3610]

Laughable if it were from the devil.

[@321itstimetostandup]

Could anyone be imprisoned at the end of the inquiry ?

[@Anmeteor9663]

No. It's a "fact finding and learn lessons" enquiry only.

[@321itstimetostandup]

@@Anmeteor9663 oh ok thank you Nick

[@pvlgs]

Well if you see him talk, you can see him think, who but me could and had saved England and remained modest about it

[@MrNobugsonme]

What a joke BJ is. Lock him up!

[@mariaspaducci700]

How much money Johnson and the parliament got from big pharma and the bonds invested in the pandemia b.s.?

[@isabellewhite3505]

Sunak invested (indirectly) in a pharma company that he chose to develop the vaccine!!! He's made £milliions!

[@david-hf3dk]

Some village lost its idiot when they let bozo go. Look at the father and you can see the apple didn't fall far from the tree.

[@grahamkearnon6682]

Its Panto time at the inquiry.

[@BanjoLuke1]

These days he is looking more and more like an ageing, eccentric but not very likeable aunt. I'm not sure he can reverse the process.

[@jasonswann335]

Needs to go to jail

[@themadfarmer5207]

Yea.. but the British electorate knew what Mr Boris Johnson was like as mayor of London and before that . Just like in Ireland... It is difficult to know what goes on the mind of voters when they go to vote

[@johnsmart2616]

Thats why he has so many kids, to lazy to get off at edge hill

[@tankspeed]

This is the BEST that English private school education can produce , dear oh dear .

[@frank-caroltrott6131]

Anyone else noticed that his cheeks blush when he lies. Oh they are always red, I wonder what that means🤔.

[@IJ72]

Sheeps don't know that shepard and butcher are the same person!

[@StanJankowski]

Perhaps any future prime minister, or MP should go through scrutiny like this ? Before they take office

[@tonymcvann4504]

Never liked him always came across as a complete clown 🤡

[@petebrandon8164]

Wha an incompetent uncombed waste of space

[@kenharris5390]

It's a little fact that someone tried to murder Boris, they glued a mirror to the bottom of his swimming pool.

[@joshclayg]

Slammed it into reverse when he saw a case coming just before the minute mark .... yet doesn't know what a factory reset is ...

[@jmcm8546]

You know when he exits the enquiry, he will laugh his bollocks off at the whole wretched thing, and bemoan the inconvenience of being asked to justify it.

[@robinholland1136]

The smell of underwear smouldering as he lies, lies, lies, lies, lies . . . is overwhelming.

[@keithleivers4061]

Said it all when addressing the nation said " the Toot toot of the cavalry can be heard in the distance "....... Then they got massacred Britains Little Big Horn .

[@stephenhoughton4542]

Why doesn't he join the raving loony party ,if they would have him

[@JohnHollyoak-vx6pn]

They’re far too sensible to have him.

[@davidcoleman3661]

It was great that the WhatsApp messages were so offensive and negative! It was great that there were so many awkward and challenging characters! What a Government. What a great team, the envy of……no one!

[@JT-si6bl]

When one thrives on chaos, and incapable of anything else, the combined efforts of his 'chums' in the office think it's normal: chaos junkies during a pandemic is sociopathic. This tumour needs to be in jail.

[@iannelson2712]

Mince

[@johnaboardviolet237]

As an island Britain could have closed the borders to people movement. This would have substantially stopped the virus from spreading. Western Australia closed their international border and stopped travel from the other Australian states. The people of Western Australia were almost completely spared the virus. Western Australia had a competent government.

[@WideAppeal]

Seriously, if this idiot turned up in your office for a job interview, how long would you entertain him?

[@Skyrunner13]

What a tool.

[@davidchamberlain5425]

Buffoon 🥴🥴🥴A Partying one though 🥴🥴

[@johnsmart2616]

Send Clever pants with him as a steward.

[@danieljacobs4200]

Boris needs to be reeducated and learn proper newsspeak so we can all understand him,

[@geoff1653]

MPs All the same , as bad as the Labour MP who liked the tweet .” Those abused girls in Rotherham need to shut their mouths for the good of diversity “ and Starmer who wouldn’t prosecute those abusers.

[@user-gm4ob6sc6x]

Totally out of his depth so incompetent dangerous,we must not let anybody like him be in charge.all the signs where there in past jobs.

[@robertcollier683]

this is ludicrous to blame Boris Johnson for COVID are you all forgetting this is a guy if you remember actually got rushed into hospital with COVID

[@SimonPeters]

He fish rots from the head. The government was the fish, Johnson the rotten fish heading it.

[@danieljacobs4200]

Not Ok????

[@SteveRose-iq1cs]

He is laughing all the way to the bank, he should be in prison. All rules were followed, what a joke. He couldn’t even turn up for Covid meetings, but never missed a drinking party.

[@garryrobson2297]

Johnson describing himself?

[@stephenendsor3884]

Waffle Waffle Rhubarb Rhubarb

[@nichotto]

He sounds so unnatural and coached, by his army of expensive lawyers no doubt.

[@dannyw7479]

When it cuts to the woman looking down with a pen in hand, guarantee she was doodling, bored listening to this that rambling nonsense.

[@aleccap5946]

Bojo is now earning more money then when he was a PM ? No law has been broken and he was given a 10 million pound media deal via the mail snooze paper, if telling lies were unlawful then tell me why honesty clearly doesn't pay

[@danieljacobs4200]

Boris needs to be re-educated to learn proper newsspeak so we can all understand what he is saying