"You couldn't make up your own mind" Johnson pressed on his indecisiveness | Covid Inquiry UK

[@banditalley9592]

At some point Wurzel Gummage is going to ask for that wig back.

[@jimmeltonbradley1497]

Johnson clearly lives in an alternative reality. No acceptance that he might in any way be culpable. I'm not even slightly surprised

[@stuartlawson7977]

Should be in jail

[@grobbler1]

A chancer, completely out of his depth in a shallow puddle.

[@gesp5151]

“I can’t remember but I’m absolutely certain it must have been” !!!! It’s not evidence at all, it’s reconstruction to suit a narrative

[@deang5622]

Non verbally, "I can remember but I am not going to tell you as it exposes me for being totally incompetent."

[@steve-on7kl]

The evidence of his terrible character is staring him in the face in black and white and he's still denying it or trying to re-interpret it. Disgusting individual!

[@corvus1238]

'I can't remember' Ahh that old chestnut.

[@piratecove3323]

He plays the victim well, does he carry around his own body chalk.

[@cicero2]

Of course he's a victim. He's Jewish!

[@michaelpeirce8592]

Johnson is trying to make out that he was in control, the results of the inquiry tell a different story

[@LordBillington42]

Having eyes and ears at the time made it clear that that wasn't the case. Seeing numbers climbing in December 2020, everyone expecting a lock down. Having one day of school in January 2021, THEN they announce lock down. The damage had already well been done. There were many examples like this.

[@banditalley9592]

Oh and his meeting with the 'newspaper proprietor' was Lebedev - he was doing favours for Russian mates instead of tackling Covid

[@jamiec4000]

Probably checking if the KGB can scrub WhatsApp messages

[@bigkdog5091]

​...and it looks like they have managed to achieve this.

[@RichardWhitter]

What secrets did he pass o on to Lebedev?

[@AbaddayofRain12]

Out of his depth is an understatement!

[@billymoulds2124]

He should go to prison

[@cobbler40]

Murdoch and the Tory media have got a lot to answer for.

[@jameshansing5396]

eg leading us to a (watered down) modern version of Fascism?

[@fredbartlett7322]

He was too busy looking at his own self-interest, he did not and does not give a monkeys toss about the the people of this country. He should be facing criminal charges if not charges for treason. Completely useless person totally unfit for the position he held!

[@Coalemos]

Treason? Behave! Go on then, Rumpole of the Bailey, why should he be charged with treason?

[@nigeldalton2561]

Can't even string a coherent sentence together.

[@Caesar-3el]

Deliberately muddying the waters

[@justkim339]

​@@Caesar-3elwordsalad the narcissist

[@jon780249]

How do these people sleep at night? Through having no moral compass or conscience.

[@buggerlugz6753]

because they only exist to further their power goals and nothing more.

[@rikbruinewoud1202]

That is part of the education they teach in Eton, going trough life without shame and morals

[@BeWater2019]

You just answered your own question.

[@markharriot6850]

With ease, they’re sociopaths

[@dennism5731]

@jon780249 you have answered your own question, no moral compass or conscience.

[@peterclarke7240]

Basically admitting to putting his rich mates in front of the safety of the british public. Let the Bodies pile high.

[@martinhawley2401]

He nearly told the truth for a minute than if it was a law court and was cross examined he would fall at the first question he not that good a lieher

[@jimbojones101]

Liar . . . You're not good at spelling.

[@colinwhite5355]

Total respect for Hugo Keith on getting through that without a peg on his nose.

[@sisuguillam5109]

Notes... he says of a cruel choice... when he was the one making it a choice. There was no reason to phrase it so and to even consider it a choice. He makes me sick.

[@danieljacobs4200]

This is not ok!

[@yodamandala]

if this bloke dont go to prison for this then im afraid he wont be safe in public...surely....prison is safest place for him......belmarsh or paddington

[@Buddythunder1]

If we want less shabby leadership we need to vote for less shabby people.

[@bobjohnbowles]

Indeed. And to achieve that we need a less shabby electoral system and a less shabby media.

[@RobinRichardson-p7k]

Spluttering extravagant adjectives won't obfuscate the actuality.

[@pega1ag171]

People lost love ones because government did not act fast enough

[@billmitchell7904]

This enquiry is just a waste of time and money because nobody will ever be prosecuted over this total mess 😢

[@steffanhoffmann]

Agreed

[@margaretbegley9201]

Agree, and as its him, I think its fair we can say another 50 + million of the UK public would agree, (I'm voicing a typical Boris type figure) can't remember the exact figure but I'm sure it must be.

[@Romulan2469]

Agreed, it's just to pacify public opinion. Serious charges will never be brought against corrupt and immoral politicians, everyone knows that.

[@leso204]

Agreed the only winners here are the lawyers as normal ......

[@fritzhenning1]

The purpise of the Inquiry is to be better prepared for the next pandemic. If it were a trial then all the participants would be entitled to legal representation and could co-operate or not as they saw fit.

[@frankdevine7199]

HI,ALL,( AND HE STILL FILL OF SHI& NEEDS TO BE LOCKED UP AND THE KEY TOSSED IN THE RIVER,

[@martinvimpany7898]

This man can't even string together a complete sentence, let alone head up a government.

[@danieljacobs4200]

This is a poor example of leadership

[@andrewmaccallum2367]

2 simple rules for life; No.1 - Never trust a tory No.2 - Never forget rule number 1

[@pega1ag171]

You broke your own rules and people died

[@steveclarke6257]

Johnson at the COVID enquiry...can anyone else smell his pants on fire, even if there is no smell-o-vision

[@leso204]

i think the nations '' Bullshit '' meter went off a long time ago ........

[@johannesnicolaas]

I hope his family members and especially his vile father watch this, every second.

[@deang5622]

Clear failure of leadership. A clear failure by Johnson himself. But sadly, there are no legally required prerequisites or skills or education to be prime minister, and yet as Covid has demonstrated, the performance and skills of the prime minister are absolutely essential when there is a crisis facing the country.

[@terryfinnie2146]

A yes, but he was funny.😱

[@amandamckay9684]

"I can't remember but I'm absolutely certain it must have been"! And still he lies habitually!

[@SlinkShady]

Utterly vile human being. A complete sociopathic liar which is now, finally, coming back to haunt him.

[@RichardWhitter]

Makes you wonder how all these women can let him interfere with them. Knowing what he is like.

[@Romulan2469]

He has blood on his hands.

[@SlinkShady]

@@RichardWhitter women can be sociopaths too.

[@leso204]

A lot of narcissm in this man ( im still alive ) sod the rest ..............

[@Romulan2469]

@@leso204 There is a lot of narcissism in all politicians but Boris takes it to a whole new level.

[@doreenhollywood7459]

Money before lives

[@karenhockingkarenhocking9716]

A meeting with a newspaper proprietor who wanted to know what was going on in London and the rest of the country, but can't remember if it was about covid or not? Then what else might it have been??

[@Giovanniditessitore]

Open Democracy sterlin g work 👏

[@cobbler40]

His memory is very patchy ?

[@nigelalanwood6781]

I really hope gb news takes time to look again at the decision to employ this disgusting person. To give this guy a platform after what's coming out would be condoning his actions in my opinion.

[@StuartRyde-uu1tx]

There's strategy and tough decisions. Then there's pure evil.

[@22Phantasm]

Typical tories... choosing economy over human life. bojo is disgusting.

[@Wang_Monkey]

Johnson belongs in prison. Simple as that

[@commonman131]

Totally false and fake and a liar to boot.

[@SiVlog1989]

Well, well, well, his true behaviour is coming out. Looks like what critics have repeatedly said over the years about him being unhappy about rightly being called out for his ineptitude in positions of authority is 100% true and he's squirming with this reality coming to light

[@jawaczman]

johnson two day investergation lie lie lie big words bumble bumle blame everyone else

[@dennism5731]

Got to laugh, he talks about the bond market as though he knows what it is or does. He wouldn’t know what a bond was if it wasn’t for 007.

[@undeadmaster666]

we know nothing will come from all this. but it would be true justice if this degenerate is sent to prison for the mass murder he commited with his total incompetence

[@tedroberts19]

Oh debt before people - his lack of basic morality and human empathy is astonishing and reflects so badly on those who supported him and elected him into power.

[@DodgeCity111]

I believe him

[@stronzer59]

did not know what a DNR was until covid, now I do, this notice was rampant during the covid years, why??

[@danieljacobs4200]

Such a great example of substantiated claims of an objective nature

[@raycummings1309]

I can't remember, yeah, right.

[@billhamilton7066]

Can i have the key ta.

[@JimmyTimmy-wh8dz]

He is not the leader..he's the front man..throw as many tomatoes as you want at him..not those who make the real decisions in the background

[@splatten8597]

Just worried about London then!

[@ab-ym3bf]

Ask evidence of every major statement he hides behind. Exchequer saying risk to the bond market? Show me when and where.

[@emmabrooker166]

Carrie, you could’ve done SO much better 🤯

[@Skyrunner13]

De dit, de dit… Such eloquence.

[@djtechnique]

I think it’s fair to say that the British public all felt misled and government rules were confused and contradictory

[@patrickyorke3028]

They're slowly picking away at him.

[@dannymurphy1779]

He did at least today admit to the huge error he made, which was not understanding the Covid transmission rate of 2% was way higher than BSE or Swine Flu.

[@tropicaltrev1617]

Easy to admit something when there’s no accountability for your actions!

[@audreymcgready4329]

@@tropicaltrev1617 He made a fortune out of it like many others.

[@mindslaw4961]

It’s just Boris being Boris, innit? Boris being an incompetent, selfish liar.

[@robinholland1136]

He couldn't make a decent cup of tea.

[@IPW133_MOT]

He did swear on the bible to tell the 'truth' didn't he? Does he actually know what the word means?

[@splatten8597]

What a complete …… must be a narcissist?

[@jameshansing5396]

you were known as "The Trolly" by your closest allies in government FFS.......

[@kellypaws]

Absolute oxygen thief.

[@davidkane8801]

Money over somebody’s life you should be ashamed of yourself.

[@jeffreyheeks]

That newspaper proprietor wasn't meeting about COVID. This is disgusting. Tens of thousands of our fellow citizens died because of these vile people.

[@poledancingpaddy6029]

JAIL JOHNSON

[@willie-whistleblower]

In apologising for Mr Johnson you fail to understand that the people who gave him his job and his fame have a right to have it confirmed or otherwise whether he was instrumental in the high death toll which perhaps included their own loved ones. To be entitled to condone the way he handled Covid you'd have to speak from the standpoint of someone who lost close kith and kin, which you didn't. Your readiness to overlook his negligent failure to preserve perhaps crucial evidence because you yourself did something similar is irrelevant and of no interest...he was the PM with massive resources to recover the whatsapps he claims he lost! As is also the case with his fellow partygoer, Mr 'Integrity' Sunak. More to the point..the Inquiry will provide a blue print on how not to kill so many of our citizens in future pandemics. Equally to the point it will provide us with a toolkit to help us recognise a master of bullshit before handing him the keys to Downing Street. Bullshit that includes telling us he is following the science whilst so frequently and recklessly ignoring his medical team's advice (describing the existence of long covid as "bollocks" etc). The purpose of the Inquiry is not to lay blame but to help us survive should we ever again entrust the country's fate to a Billy Bunter clone who sees nothing wrong in using the nation's resources as his tuckbox. (Great work: Donation made}

[@leso204]

Following the science ? he admited he did;nt understand the science WTF !

[@pega1ag171]

Caught hook line and stinker

[@justkim339]

vile inside & out jjonson

[@youtoucan2312]

“A very brief meeting with Mr………the newspaper proprietor in question” No name? Oh! You mean the Russian Oligarch you’ve installed into the House of Lords. I think we all know what that meeting was about and so do you BJ

[@ronwhite8503]

Blojo is apoor excuse for anything...... politician, father, husband, human being. The list goes on.

[@aleccap5946]

What utter nonsense is this. Poor leadership 😂 when you go for a job, they ask about qualifications and experience. And yet these idiots are appointed to the very top jobs in the county with absolutely no qualifications and no experience and people are this thick to wonder why there was bad leadership 😂😂 Am i on the right planet

[@etheltough8924]

He is as bad as Nicola Sturgeon o can't remember aye right🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@burni988]

Those two are not comparable. Nicola Sturgeon is no where near the disgrace that is Boris.

[@davysmith8738]

She blew him away

[@alistairwilson766]

I've seem wiser eating grass in a field, if Boris had a brain he would be dangerous.

[@rayratchford8338]

One of the biggest liar ever

[@MayRobertson-xd2ow]

Astonishing “ if indeed I said something like that …. The truth …. Not designed to be publically broadcast “ slippery as an eel in a jam jar but it’s obvious the facts are it’s an inquiry ( the jam jar) and Johnson ( the eel) is squirming around in its confines and constraints. He does not know the difference between truth and lies perhaps a degree in classics has been taken too literally. Where is Homer when you need him …. Channels 4 ?

[@Coalemos]

He was in an impossible situation. I'm no Tory or fan of Johnson but I think people are being very unfair and forgetting what a difficult situation this was. He absolutely _did_ have to go through the arguments even just to say he had heard from all sides. People, even now, are very reluctant to say what they actually think. Imagine being in government and you're afraid to say what you think or afraid to whisper it to a colleague.

[@daithiobeag]

😂 very brave of a boris voter to contribute 😂

[@Coalemos]

@@daithiobeag what part of I'm no Tory or fan of Boris didn't you understand? Never voted Tory in my life. I'm just not going to jump on the bandwagon and make a judgement on a situation I hope I never find myself in. Not saying he did everything right. Not saying he did everything wrong. I am saying it was a difficult situation where you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. Now they're protesting saying his apology means nothing. Tell me, if he never apologised would they be protesting about how all they wanted was an apology?

[@Coalemos]

@@daithiobeag I am really struggling as to why you're not getting this. It doesn't matter what he is or isn't. My point was if he never apologised people would say that's all they wanted. He has apologised, sincerely or not, and people are saying it doesn't mean anything. He can't win. You are damned if you do and damned if you don't.

[@Coalemos]

@@daithiobeag I said literally none of that.

[@anyvoicespeaks]

@@CoalemosTories tend to say nothing most of the time, except when asked to speak, which is when they lie.

[@sospan123]

The world is a dangerous place to live. Not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who Dont do anything about it!!! Albert Einstein.. So very very true!!

[@Will-ux1dg]

Fat Boris is as mad as they come.