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- Boris Johnson’s appearance before the Covid Inquiry always had the feeling of the end of season pre-Xmas finale. It began with protests from the bereaved - who Johnson had avoided by arriving early.
He offered his apology , insisted the UK death rate had been comparatively normal, and couldn’t quite explain what if anything he thought he’d got wrong.
Later- Suella in the Commons. What was that speech about?
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Couldn't help noticing how his attitude changed when he was questioned by a woman, talked over them, cut in and was generally belligerent?
The Truth, the whole truth and NOTHING LIKE the truth
Compulsive liar lock him up
If you assume that the mangey philanderer is always acting in bad faith you will never misjudge him by much.
He and some ministers should be behind Bars !
This is the testimony of a naughty child. The lies, the whole pack of lies, and nothing but a pack of lies.
Suella Braverman didn’t resign. She was sacked.
Exactly. They also referred to her letter as a resignation letter. SHE WAS SACKED. These people still can't report the facts.
You beat me to it
@@audreymcgready4329they literally said she was sacked though? It’s just called a resignation letter officially so that’s why
He cares so much for the pain and the loss and the suffering, that he snuck into the inquiry, and ignored all the people outside who suffered the pain and the loss. That's how much he cares about any of them.
He got the big calls right -- the wine - sausage rolls - the party poppers 🎉
He didn't "get the big calls right"......did he?
The truth the whole truth and nothing like the truth 🤣
The first ever Witness Affirmation sworn on a Beano annual
Johnson imagines himself as Winston Churchill.2. If he'd been at the helm we'd have lost WW2
The idea would be hilarious but for the damage that this sociopath has caused. Churchill himself had something of a chequered history to put it politely but the damage that Johnson has caused to the UK must have Churchill turning in his grave.
Churchill was a great believer in European unity and the concept of a European Union. He might have not approved of how it was enacted but he, like Thatcher, understood the importance of issues such as frictionless trade and cooperation. Thatcher and Churchill would be horrified at the direction the Conservative Party has taken over the past 13 years.
@@buzzukfiftythree He was also an untried war criminal.
We did
Lee Cain was wrong to say that Johnson was the wrong guy for the wrong moment, Johnson is the wrong guy for any moment.
Watch the two tier system for these rich toffs in action. If anyone else was responsible for all those deaths. Their feet wouldn't touch the ground.
My contempt for this odious individual is unlimited.
The apology, as clearly disingenuous as it was didn’t last long did it? After a couple of measly phrases we were back to ‘did nothing wrong’, ‘did the best we could’ and misappropriating evidence on every front.
We have many committees and expensive inquiries but no civil or criminal liability which results in prosecutions. If the actions of a company board lead to deaths of customers or staff they can face that, but not the people filling their pockets with public money as ministers
He’s lying, we know he’s lying and he knows we know. He just doesn’t care. Narcissistic sociopath.
I’ve noticed with many of the witnesses who apologise for mistakes made that, under questioning, they justify every action they took.
Staggers me that anyone can listen to that ‘man’ and not recognise a self serving, insincere charlatan.
"all the excellent scientists" - that i didnt listen to...
"the sage documents" - that i didnt read...
"all the excellent people i work with in GOV..." who i called black and blue in exchanges and behind their back...
"yes i have the phone" - but just happens the relevant messages are gone, "somehow" - How about finding the people who he sent the messages to and see if they are on their phone instead, the recepients phone...
"i dont remember that, i dont recall" - but i remember a specific phonecall from 8 years ago word-for-word if it exhonorates me...
*SMIRK* "I think the plebs are falling for it..."
It's probably not so much the government/covid emails he is worried about, but the Russian ones.
texts, not emails. Sorry
I would like Johnson to be asked why, in view of the first two cases in the UK being on February 12th 2020, and the fact that France, Spain and Italy had already locked down, why he allowed the super spreader event Cheltenham to take place on 13th March 2020, when the R was about 7. Bearing in mind that people attending Cheltenham would have been inside for food, stayed at hotels and bed and breakfasts, would have eaten in restaurants for the duration of the three days of Cheltenham. The consequence of his decision to allow it to go ahead, was that people returning from Cheltenham would have spread the virus nationwide, and destroyed any chance of containing the virus. I want that question answered.
Don’t hold your breath
In my opinion, it's because Cheltenham was for the rich. If he canned that, he'd be deeply unpopular for a few months, and he desires to be liked so much that he wouldn't want to cancel the Cheltenham races. The inquiry outlines in quite a few places, that he cares more about what the papers would say of him than making the right call. He wants to be loved too much.
@@shiftystylin Exactly that.
Remember the European football games too.
An education in the classics is not necessarily a requirement for running a country in a pandemic
It's not a requirement without a pandemic either.
The news showing the crash construction of hospitals in China holding 10,000 people each should have given them a clue.
The truth, the whole truth and anything but the truth
We won't know for quite some time just what effect this man's incapability will have and is having on the people of this country. Adults and more importantly vulnerable children will be living with the consequences of this fools antics for years to come. I couldn't put what I really think because it would be unprintable.
The KC questioning BJ should call a rebuttal witness from WhatsApp tech to speak to Johnson’s vague obfuscations as to message history loss.
WhatsApp’s are not lost on a phone reboot …
When you change phones your messages come with you as part of your account. You have to actively delete messages
Thank you!!!!! That's what I was thinking. A factory reset resets the phone not WhatsApp itself.
Boris was under oath and claims UK is the second most densely populated country in Europe. Ain't all of these countries in Europe... Monaco, Netherlands, Belgium, Malta, San Marino ??? They are all more densely than UK!
Johnson and his dad think there are too many of 'us' ie the useless eaters on the planet and think we need to tackle the 'population' problem. Both are Eugenicists and think uk should have between 15 - 20 million. If you take their views on us, the useless eaters, the convid jabs start to make sense. Then the open border policy makes sense in terms of the fact boris is a globalist and very much involved in the globalist 'one world' health, government etc. To achieve the 'one world' government they need to do 2 things. 1. Break down nations hence mass immigration. 2. Make folk believe their own government is incompetent etc. The illegals crossing the Channel is all planned and orchestrated by the UK WEF puppets to breakdown our nation state. The convid enquiry is designed to show our govt as incompetent. It's all been orchestrated. If you the end game, you can see the stages/events that are designed to bring us, the plebs, closer to accepting what they want to achieve. Boris is not an incompetent buffoon - he knew exactly what he was doing and he was following his master's orders.
@dondoodat go move to Germany, they are in recession 💸💸💸
@dondoodat Germany is deindustrialising 💸💸💸💸
Hes gets away with it by the same rerason Jimmy Saville got away with it.
I see little difference between Johnson and Trump. Both are constantly deconstructing what 'the truth' is. It's beyond disturbing.
there is difference Johnsson is no a faschist or??
It is deeply unsettling that he seems physically unable to admit even a tiny sliver of responsebility for the death and suffering that occurred.
Then you clearly don’t know about Trump
The family victims should have been allowed to question all the culprits
No. The emotion needs to be out of the questioning. They have lawyers representing them (though I admit that the lawyer Mr Weatherall representing 7000 bereaved completely wasted his 20 minutes opportunity to ask appropriate questions).
Why, they were old and sick anyway.
Mr Johnson needs to be tried in a proper court for the crimes he's committed
Guys thank you all so much for this. It is hugely cathartic to see adults characterising Johnson's behaviour as it should be, not letting him get away with acting the way he has
obscene that he used this process to state parties didnt happen..still..grrrr
Why do you give so much attention in your opening remarks to Braverman? Our media is obsessed by who's in and who's out rather than the real issues behind these sackings/resignations and you miss the real issues which face ordinary people. Since 2016 our political and civil service systems have been paralysed by Brexit with successive administrations being unable to spend time on the real issues which has lead to the terrible state of public services
Somehow we have been trained to focus on personality not policy. it explains a lot.
it might of fooled journalist but the public are not such fools.
30 per cent of them are sadly Clare which is how the great Gobshite got there in the first place.
I watched alot of Johnson and was somewhat aghast at the number of times he would say "I can't quite recall".
So many others have been able to give answers in great clarity. Quite a hopeless fool.
He did not get "the big things right", that is just another lie.
Great show again, guys😊
Are whaps app messages not two way at least so other people must have a copy of what he was saying during that period.
Yes, it is funny but.
The Covid victims' families deserve more respect.
Why, they were old and sick anyway .
You lefties were begging for lockdowns and imposed it on those who resisted 🙄
I really, really, really enjoy the fun you three so obviously have in producing these wonderful vlogs. Please do keep them coming - they are so insightful, often thought-provoking and simply a great way to end the working day.
How can Suella Braverman make a resignation speech...she was sacked!!!!
It all started with "by your leave" like he was in a bad Shakespeare rerun.
We are very desensitized. If Johnson was the CEO of a company that caused this much death due to complete ineptitude, then "lost" records of the discussions that went on during that time, he would be put in prison for a long time. In some places he would be executed. It is bizarre to watch the reactions from the media, which are almost blase. He really should be prosecuted for manslaughter. Any layperson would be, of that there is no doubt. This is the craziness of the world we now live in. The media and the "News Agents" team need to take this much much more seriously and solemnly. This is not a chat show but a serious news program is it not? You guys are all better than this.
Where is his penalty? Fine or prison sentence?
Lewis Goodhall's analysis is spot on.
Bunter echos Nixon who told the nation-I take the responsibility but not the blame.
😮😂😂😂
I'm so glad this wonan is a backbencher now.
The thing about WhatsApp messages is they are between different accounts so surely others have the messages Johnson sent them?
Has anyone looked into the missing Whatsapp messages and asked the platform what the truth is.
Re the loss of the Whatsapp messages - the technical boys discovered it was a factory reset. A lifelong journalist - an ex-mayor of London - jobs where a mobile is used and who live by a mobile and he doesn't know about what a factory reset does when its activated? No, they were never lost but erased.
...and if this was a normal civilian claiming this under oath and not a Prime Minister, would that be a matter for the police? Something is seriously wrong with the political system in the UK... and his legal being paid for by the public purse. Shameful.
Boris doesn’t know the difference between truth and ……
Bozo & Braverman: The snake, the whole snake, and nothing but the snake.
The truth, the whole truth and nothing like the truth!
The lies, the whole lies, and nothing but the lies, no change there then!!!!!
"X is effing useless and should be fired". Now come on lady and gentlemen we all think this in our place of work. The difference is they said it!
You can always tell that Boris Johnson is lying-his lips move.
One of the main striking pieces that I heard from Johnson's opening address was
"grateful, though I am to the hundreds and thousands of healthcare workers and many other public servants and people in all walks of life that helped to protect our country throughout a dreadful pandemic, I do hope that this inquiry will help to get the answers to the very difficult questions that those victims and their families are rightfully asking."
Isn't Johnson is trying to direct the inquiry away from himself and his government towards the very people who were actually working in the public interest? Vile and despicable gaslighting, in my opinion.
I don’t recall journalists, particularly BBC journalists, asking any of the searching questions they seem to be claiming should have been asked during the pandemic.
I was expecting Bozo to burst into flames when he touched the Bible
KARMA will catch up with him. Compulsive liar. You can't believe anything that comes out his mouth. I feel sorry for his children .
Boris Johnson, the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? “As he sees it”!!
And Johnson was abroad in Feb 2020 writing his book. Or was he busy going to COBRAS...
OpenDemocracy are also covering this inquiry on their website and posting short clips on TH-cam.
I believe the chair was biased towards the witnesses.
A Radio presenter said every person who died from COVID may possibly have had ten people who were grieving for them, so 230,000 victims times 10 = here’s where I get stuck ? Is it two million and three hundred thousand ?
What happened to the equipment that we purchased for the nightingale hispitals?.
Sociopaths never admit responsibility for anything. Apologies are purely for show with them.
Will Johnson ever be pressed on these 5000 odd missing WhatsApp messages? Or will he just get away with it?
In lieu of all the hindsight quoted what new policies are bow in place to ensure this clusterf**k doesn't happen again.
Why did cameras avoid the scene of the person asked to sit down ,ITS A WHITEWASH A TORY WHITEWASH. HE IS DESPICABLE.
Bojo's truth is the one that only he understands !!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
Boris is better suited to driving diggers through walls of plastic bricks, I suspect he’s all ways had people covering for him doing stuff like paperwork , meetings reading reports while he basically did stunts in fact he’s one big Stunt. He’s never done the hard graft, he’s a homework copier , a sponger and a blagger .
I've been saying since 2016 that Brexit would be the death of the tory party. Everything has gone downhill since.
Boris. I have lied and lied. Every time the evidence came to light my story changed.
Coached.
Why is a resignation speech even a thing when you got sacked??! :D
It’s the plausibility of the utterly incompetetent
Convenient knife and fork haircut
If its lips are moving it is lying.
With this lot , enough to put you off private education
how do they know there was 5000 messages?
JOHNSON THE LIAR THE WHOLE LIAR AND NOTHING BUT A LIAR.
Suella is an entirely uninspiring individual in so many ways, the only way she has gathered any support is by appealing to the very extremes of society, feeding them red meat
so disgusting. life saved by the nhs. or required basic treatment.
Isn't that the answer Scotland gets all the time? 'Now is not the time' 😒
No one should be glad to appear at an inquiry for such a sad, tragic and possibly preventable event in UK (the world) history.
When are you guys going to investigate the OTHER big tragedy of UK: BREXIT?! 😭
Sue him for lieing under oath
Really would like the most recent podcast on here much quicker than it currently is.
On the "2nd highest death toll in Europe" point, the table clearly shows that we're in the middle. Mr Weatherall (lawyer representing the bereaved families) bizarrely even showed that table, with UK in the middle, and stated that it was "gold standard evidence" that only Italy did worst if we look at "comparable countries". That's a bit like saying that if we ignore all the countries that did worse than the UK, the UK did worst. But it's a red herring argument in any case. Italy did worst, in Europe, by almost every measure but that doesn't mean that Italy's government handled the pandemic the worst. There are lots of other factors at play (the co-morbidities in the population, the quality of the heathcare system, the behaviour of the population, the measurement/counting of the deaths, the availability of pre-existing experience/processes, etc.)
The week after the Kennel club didn’t cancel Crufts and there were European entries that were allowed to come, including Italy!
Hi snoopy 👋😁
He was writing on his book thats is why he missed the COBRA meetings because he needed the cash from his book
Jail him
She resigned ?!?!
Apart from the claim that renters pay 4 times as much as mortgage payers, this is a fairly accurate analysis.
Oops...wrong article!
Was Johnson busy working on his new book on Shakespeare, a job on the side. And or writing for the Telegraphy newspaper? He needed the extra money at the time and COVID got in the way.
You mean the lies the whole lies and nothing but lies
Ushers.?.... why were they silenced?