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Boris: Press conference today (Tuesday 5th Jan)

214 replies

SophieB100 · 05/01/2021 11:07

So, Boris, Whitty and I think Vallance are doing a press briefing at 5 pm today.
Hope he's ready for some difficult questions!

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PicsInRed · 05/01/2021 11:09

Oh God, Boris, what new fuckery do you have for us now. Hmm

Dowser · 05/01/2021 11:11

He’s going to apologise for the mistake he made yesterday
And today is letting us out
Yayyy

Timeforabiscuit · 05/01/2021 11:12

Coming clean about infection levels in schools before they are required to by legal challenge?

the80sweregreat · 05/01/2021 11:12

He'll just pass the buck to the others as always no doubt.

RedMarauder · 05/01/2021 11:12

@Dowser

He’s going to apologise for the mistake he made yesterday And today is letting us out Yayyy
Boris doesn't apologise.
PuppyMonkey · 05/01/2021 11:13

I’m surprised it’s not Rishi and his new package of grants for business?

MistleTOEboughski · 05/01/2021 11:14

I don't think It will be anything new just the usual lockdown daily press conference like we had before. Next slide please.

HappyChristmasTreeRex · 05/01/2021 11:14

Maybe he'll sort the nursery situation out.

triceratops12 · 05/01/2021 11:15

Christ what more could he possibly say. He's a PR disaster

StealthPolarBear · 05/01/2021 11:15

Yes just seen this on twitter. No looking out of your window, all in tier 6

Drogonssmile · 05/01/2021 11:16

Not watching. I'm done. Next it'll be the vaccine isn't going to work, still need to shield etc even after it's been rolled out.........

tootyfruitypickle · 05/01/2021 11:18

Definitely cannot take anymore Boris ! I’ll watch it on catch up to see Whitty and Vallance only !!

SophieB100 · 05/01/2021 11:19

I think it will focus on the need for people to comply to the lockdown, lots of data to show how bad things are.
Reassurance at the end from Boris, about the vaccine.

Waffle, alas, waffle, alas, rinse and repeat.
And he'll cut the journo's off as soon as he hasn't answered their question, so they can't follow up and push him for an answer.
Oh, and he'll look woefully at Whitty and Valance to see if they want to answer on his behalf.

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PuppyMonkey · 05/01/2021 11:20

I actually think we’ll be back in daily press briefing mode now. Ooh just like the Good old Days off lockdown 1, yay.

ByrdiPyrdi · 05/01/2021 11:20

So tired of £££ packages to advance guaranteed loans and other support packages to industries in need of major restructuring,.
How about introducing universal basic income as is being trialed in Wales during this crisis so that people like me who have been laid off and have 0 chance of finding a job while having to look after two children at home can put food on the table and keep roof over our heads?

Grandtheft · 05/01/2021 11:21

You have to laugh, SophieB100 you omitted a smattering of latin or referring to Toots on the Bugle Confused

Dontjudgeme101 · 05/01/2021 11:21

Yes, l too would like to hear his reason that Nursery’s can remind open, but Schools are shut except for KW and Vulnerable children. It should be the same for Nursery’s too.

herecomesthsun · 05/01/2021 11:23

We WERE hurtling towards the light at the end of the tunnel. Though we should remember that it isn't a yoghurt.

CrunchyCarrot · 05/01/2021 11:24

He forgot to say 'alas' yesterday and is planning to make up for it today. Plus of course lots of graphs with upwards trajectories.

Sigh.

NeverDropYourMoonCup · 05/01/2021 11:40

@Grandtheft

You have to laugh, SophieB100 you omitted a smattering of latin or referring to Toots on the Bugle Confused
'Me inscio scurra Atticus'?
wanderings · 05/01/2021 11:42

Announcing his resignation? Has he finally cracked at last, the guilt of yesterday's monumental fuck-up (saying "schools are safe" then closing them the same day) finally got to him?

ginandbearit · 05/01/2021 11:49

More evasion , guff and junior prep school sports master exhortations...what a joke..

SoscaredforJan · 05/01/2021 11:53

He must have the hide of a rhino to be facing the press today... or just be totally stupid.

LivinLaVidaLoki · 05/01/2021 11:58

@SoscaredforJan

He must have the hide of a rhino to be facing the press today... or just be totally stupid.
Im guessing that is the main driver, he has come in for a lot of flack about no questions after the announcements and no showing of evidence, so this will just be slides to show what he was saying yesterday and asking everyone to please please please stay home.
ComDummings · 05/01/2021 12:00

FFS. Probably just be questionable data to scare the shit out of people so they comply 🤷🏻‍♀️