Press conference today Monday 18th Jan

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Today's line up on the main stage, at around 5p.m.

Lead vocals: Matt Hancock
Backing vocals: Susan Hopkins (Track and Trace)
Steve Powis (Medical Director NHS England)
Focus on the vaccine roll out.

Matt will no doubt be breaking every sinew, at this unprecedented time.
He will praise track and trace (yes, I know).
And look straight at the camera, telling us with his sincere face on, to STAY AT HOME.

Enjoy!

This looks like a pretty dodgy support band. What time is the main attraction on? Can I listen to this from one of the bars rather than have to go in ?

Yes, course you can.

Cold, damp, January... Monday... best they could rustle up.

Raab would be good for a good rodgering, in a robotic kind of way

I can’t even look at Handcock without thinking how riddled with filth that pink tie must be after 10 months’ continuous wear

@RosieLemonade

The heart wants what it wants and mine wants Raab.

Does no one see that smirk of his and those snake like (unfair to snakes) eyes that glint, a bit evilly, at you?

Gotta turn you off having those aspects of his visage leering at you should you get too near...

Yes please!

I can see what people mean about Raab, in a Lucius Malfoy kind of way

I would hope that Matt has had his pink tie dry cleaned since March or has a drawer full of the same ties ready to go!

Dominic Raab was on the tv yesterday morning with Andrew Marr.

I’m shocked at all the gushing over Raab.

He has a nice soothing voice, but apart from that, I agree with the PPs who said he’s a cold-hearted bastard, and an utterly loathsome and repulsive (Tory).

@the80sweregreat

I would hope that Matt has had his pink tie dry cleaned since March or has a drawer full of the same ties ready to go!

I did notice the same about the pink ties and hoped they'd been cleaned! Or he had duplicates.

@AlinaSquareQueen

I’m shocked at all the gushing over Raab.

He has a nice soothing voice, but apart from that, I agree with the PPs who said he’s a cold-hearted bastard, and an utterly loathsome and repulsive (Tory).

To be honest put Boris, Rees-Mogg and Raab (insert other loathsome and repulsive Tories) in a room and play marry, snog and avoid and I'd go avoid every time.

I've seen Boris twice now in person, one at a Young Conservatives Conference (don't ask what I was doing there!) and once opposite a suburban train station being interviewed when he was still mayor.

Came across as mad as a box of frogs in the conference and just got in my way as I'd come out of the Little Waitrose he was standing near. Got none of the 'charming' vibes that some MNers say he has!

An ex colleague of mine who works at Defra used to walk regularly out of Westminster tube and past Rees-Mogg a few times, says he reminded him of Slytherin. About right I'd say...

They are all loathsome. I'm not that keen on Sir Kier Starmer either to be fair, but many male Conservative MPs I would walk across hot coals to avoid. All the same , completely stuck up and mostly loath the poor yet people love voting them in so they must be doing something right.

Thought it was 4.30 according to BBC news channel?

Raab would score 100% in the bedroom and then ask you really nicely if there was anything else he could help you with.

I'm with Rosie. The heart wants what it wants.

@HeronLanyon

This looks like a pretty dodgy support band. What time is the main attraction on? Can I listen to this from one of the bars rather than have to go in ?

Phwoar!

I saw that picture on Facebook ! It is funny.
I love Chris Whitty's white shirt.

hahaha there was someone on MN the other day saying she'd had "a dream" about Boris and it was great wonder if it was Carrie hahaha

It annoys me that Skyplus doesn't do series link for press conferences. I always miss them.

Raab? Clearly lockdown boredom is having an even more detrimental effect than I feared.

@Wilma55
BBC coverage starts at 4.30 - then the conference is at 5.

Really enjoying all the posts - especially the photo the band!

Raab could share my bed any day

I'll be disappointed at 5 when it's Peter Pandemic now after all this Raab talk.

If you look on BBC I player for the Andrew Marr show on yesterday morning you will see Raab on there talking to him via the Internet.
It might be on there.
It was mostly about the vaccine roll out timetables and when lockdown restrictions might be lifted ( he thinks the end of March)

My husband thought I’d reached my lockdown limits when I mentioned that I was only watching the news to see if Hugh Pym was on - in my defence I do think there is something quite soothing about his voice ☺️

@RosieLemonade

Wish Dominic Raab would do a conference. He is a hottie.

Dominic Twat Raab a hottie ? Really??

No. Just no.