Just Watched Car Crash Downing Street Daily Briefing.

[needawin]

Today's daily briefing was worse than the normal.
We had Dominic Rabb standing in and Professor Angela Mc Lean as a back up to agree with all he said.
It started with the usual time wasting repetition of the 5 conditions that must be met.
This is the norm every night to run down the clock. Everyone can repeat by heart at this stage.
Tonight Rabb went through them without the data graphs.
When finished he handed the Mike to Professor Mc Lean who repeated the 5 conditions but this time with the graphs.
Stuttering and stumbling and at one stage explaining how the graph showed a measurement from Feb 10th or thereabouts when it actually showed only from May 16.
After this it was downhill all the way as one backed the other.
At one stage Rabb was asked about a report that Germany would not consider football matches till at least September. Was it true that UK was actually considering allowing football matches, albeit behind closed doors.
Rabbs response. Well it would life our spirits!
Then he did not accept that the uk death toll was highest in Europe.
Then the testing had reached its target when clearly it hasn't.
From that it went to Brexit and how it must happen on the planned date regardless of the seriousness of the virus situation as it would be good for morale. God help us.
Another important item. Can we not have Professor Witty on every night.
He is the only believable one there.

[jim360]

In this particular case I was referring only to his poor judgement about having his lover visit him in the middle of his lockdown. Whether there are further criticisms about his scientific work to be made I wouldn't care to say.

[teacake44]

Ha Ha, I don't see Raab standing there, I see John Cleese. Has for the football, well we can't see that go by the wayside can we, much to important that. I don't think. Never mind I'm sure Matt will be back with us soon, with his app instructions that should sort the problem out.

[diddlydo]

Today's briefing was a complete charade - side-stepped to Brexit to deflect from the real crisis. Shocking but typical of this bungling so-called government.

[fiction-factory]

Did you watch it, diddlydo? It was a reporter who asked him about Brexit- suggesting something postponing talks and putting the date back. Should Raab have ignored the question? Raab didn't mention it by choice - it wasn't part of his opening briefing

[diddlydo]

Yes I did watch it and yes of course it was a journos question. However, Raab's reply was more like a party political broadcast for the Brexit party.

[iluvmargie]

^ Oh God, they can't bloody win!

[Arrods]

To add to NJ's comments - "The news, BTW, is cheap copy. It largely repeats what's just been announced at the briefing." - the item before is just as annoying, speculating about what they'll be saying in the News Conference.

[teacake44]

(What they will be saying in the next news conference). The app is a complete and astounding success :0)