Although the coronavirus briefings at Downing Street stopped being a daily occurrence some months ago, because “the virus was under control”, 5PM on Wednesday saw Boris Johnson once again at the podium, flanked by experts.
It’s believed it will become a regular, but not daily, thing once more from now on.
He didn’t really say anything, apart from renewing the threat of a full lockdown if the public doesn’t behave, and the scientists updated us on the worrying stats.
As a leader and statesman I think it's very important to address the nation directly at important moments, such as when there is absolutely nothing new to say.#dailybriefing #coronavirusbriefing
— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) September 30, 2020
Boris Johnson with nothing new to say in the #CoronavirusBriefing today. pic.twitter.com/CxLW4EYgQZ
— Matthew Rimmer (@MatthewRimmer) September 30, 2020
If anyone is any the wiser about what that daily briefing was supposed to be about, then award yourself a degree in Boris Johnson waffle
— Lost in the Shire (@hobbitoncentral) September 30, 2020
People weren’t impressed.
I'm listening to the PM's presser.
What an embarrassment he is.
Stuttering, spluttering, every third word is a "filler" amongst all the arrr urrs & gesticulations.
He hasn't got a clue !#CoronaVirusBriefing— Clare Hepworth OBE (@Hepworthclare) September 30, 2020
This is what else Twitter said about the briefing.
1.
Boris Johnson: “We are far better prepared than we were in March.” That’s quite a low bar.
— George Eaton (@georgeeaton) September 30, 2020
2.
Boris Johnson racing through the #dailybriefing questions as quickly as possible its almost as if he doesn’t really give a shit
— dave
(@davemacladd) September 30, 2020
3.
Chris Whitty says he has changed his behaviour since the virus arrived
He hasn't been to an illegal rave in months
— Liam Thorp (@LiamThorpECHO) September 30, 2020
4.
Petition to apply the Just A Minute rules to all Boris Johnson's speeches. No repetition, hesitation, or deviation from the subject. The nation's mental health could only benefit from this.
— Joanne Harris (@Joannechocolat) September 30, 2020
5.
Who could have predicted that a glib chancer with a skim read Greek Mythology for Dummies would turn out so ill equipped to be PM during a pandemic?
Johnson is like a chimp trying to understand a knitting pattern.#downingstreetbriefing— Peter Smith (@Redpeter99) September 30, 2020
6.
This graph looks like the London Underground map has suffered a nervous breakdown. #coronavirusbriefing pic.twitter.com/I46PDLRAcy
— David Brown (@MrDavidEBrown) September 30, 2020
7.
The only numbers that Boris Johnson, Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance have managed to bring down are the viewing figures for ‘The Chase’.
— Mark Adkins (@MarkMyWordsNews) September 30, 2020
Finally, there was a bit of a mix-up with the TV schedule.
They’ve got that right…#coronavirusbriefing pic.twitter.com/KbuEXUNiO4
— Jack O'Neill (@MrJack_ONeill) September 30, 2020
“We asked one hundred people to name a British politician who can explain the coronavirus rules.”
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