Cummings is taking questions later today

[pontypridd]

How on earth is that going to go?

This is so hard to watch, like a very slow car crash.
Can imagine the shit storm that is going to erupt after this, he looks completely oblivious though.....wouldn’t occur to him to doubt himself would it

Also it's now 17.10. The national daily briefing is being delayed because of this man

Lyra no it’s at 6pm it had already been moved

I think his expectation was same as Andrew

Here's a load of cobblers
Oh thank you powerful man for deigning to speak

The questions fucked Andrew and they're fucking DC.

You can see DC desperately trying to keep his temper.

Agree @Bluntness100

We've seen it all over Mumsnet. It's been going on for months. People just love a pile on. The media are fucking embarrassing. I didn't see much social distancing outside his house yesterday. None of them needed to be there- not much to be said for essential journeys, either. But that's totally fine.

Who is this female journalist? She's knocking it out of the park!

“ Anyone who thinks this sort of treatment of any human for the simple reason he went to a cottage on his parents grounds to self isolate with his wife and child, is acceptable needs to have a good hard look at themselves.”

Pretty sure everyone is loving this cos he’s a twat who’s finally been hung by his own petard.

That's the question

He’s missing the point hugely. It’s not about being a danger to the public. You weren’t allowed to go drives!!!!

Oh....it was a practice drive.

That's ok then!

I'm also really disappointed none of the media have got a pizza express in Woking joke into this

Lyra no it’s at 6pm it had already been moved

so they've moved it for him?

Lovely

I'm not seeing the exceptional circumstances either, I think it's a mistake to hang so much on that concept.

Driving with bad eyesight!
This just gets worse and worse.

Boris has known for a month?! Great questions from all media today. Nice to see they are as pissed off as everyone else.

How were his circumstances exceptional? Don’t most people have children? We were told we aren’t allowed to see family or grandparents for childcare .

Because he’s special and Very Important

@MouthBreathingRage
Well said.
If this circus is deliberate, to deflect away from the lack of progress on track and trace testing, it is even more despicable...

I don’t mind him.

I don’t blame him for not considering resigning.

Yayyyy good question!

Can his wife not drive?

Blaming the media !

This is totally surreal !

Ooh - Spectator article mentioned now

Not sure what this will achieve. He doesn't think he's done anything wrong, he's not going to apologise and he's not going to be sacked.

I love this woman