Brexit.

[Argent Stonecutter]

Someone has fought fire with fire:

Pity you didn't post a screenshot, it's changed back.

 

[Isabeau]

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Kara Spengler]

Laughter from the audience when Johnson says that he believes that truth matters:

Well, at least UK donnie know how to get people to laugh.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

The original Donnie does that, too:


Or as a fast food chicken tycoon - just Trump in!

 

[Ariane]

Looking at the set used in the debate and the way the moderator was dressed, did anyone get "The Weakest Link" vibes?

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Conservative Central Office seem to be trying to keep Johnson out of debates after his encounter with Corbyn

Leaders' election TV debate cancelled after Boris Johnson refuses to take part

Jeremy Corbyn had agreed to take part

www.independent.co.uk

Boris Johnson set to snub election leaders' debate on climate crisis

Channel 4 to broadcast first such discussion – but prime minister unlikely to participate

www.theguardian.com

 

[Tigger]

 

[Ariane]

Conservative Central Office seem to be trying to keep Johnson out of debates after his encounter with Corbyn

Leaders' election TV debate cancelled after Boris Johnson refuses to take part

Jeremy Corbyn had agreed to take part

www.independent.co.uk

Boris Johnson set to snub election leaders' debate on climate crisis

Channel 4 to broadcast first such discussion – but prime minister unlikely to participate

www.theguardian.com

Why cancel? Have a "debate" open to all the party leaders, and if Johnson doesn't want to come, that would actually be a good thing.

Get Corbyn and Swinton, and Blackford and someone from Northern Ireland on a "debate" discussing Brexit, second referendum plans, the problems with the Johnson plan, and what each party wants. Johnson would just make the discussion very unpleasant and boring.

 

[Tigger]

NHS winter crisis fears grow after thousands of EU staff quit

Mass resignations after Brexit vote compound health staffing shortages

www.theguardian.com

 

[Luisa Land]

4 british best-selling authors on friendship-tour in EU-Capitals

Brexit: Best-selling author Lee Child to apply for Irish passport

‘I am not a huge fan of Britain...It’s a silly and frustrating country’

www.irishtimes.com

(the authors) asked how they would feature Mr Johnson in their work, Ms Moyles suggested he would be “the terrible first marriage you had to escape”. Mr Follett saw Mr Johnson in one of his historical epics as “the stupid bishop”. Kate Mosse envisioned him as “the third son who did nothing but eat, was entirely incapable of doing anything on his own and, when called to save the castle, he runs away”.

 

[Khamon]

 

[Tigger]

Brexit party MEP interrupts Green party MEP and gets schooled (or perhaps universitied would be a better word when the teacher is a professor)

 

[Chin Rey]

Brexit party MEP interrupts Green party MEP and gets schooled (or perhaps universitied would be a better word when the teacher is a professor)

"Oh so you're an expert with a fancy title now, are you? Try to go to classes at Eton with a hangover. That's what real experience is all about!"

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Brexit party MEP interrupts Green party MEP and gets schooled (or perhaps universitied would be a better word when the teacher is a professor)

Why I am totally not surprised? What do you get when Kermit, the frog, creates his own party? A muppet cast!

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Conservative Central Office seem to be trying to keep Johnson out of debates after his encounter with Corbyn

Leaders' election TV debate cancelled after Boris Johnson refuses to take part

Jeremy Corbyn had agreed to take part

www.independent.co.uk

Boris Johnson set to snub election leaders' debate on climate crisis

Channel 4 to broadcast first such discussion – but prime minister unlikely to participate

www.theguardian.com

Crikey -- now it looks as if his interview with Andrew Neil is in doubt:


He's already refused to do a second head-to-head with Corbyn and if he doesn't give Neil an interview, that will make him the one party leader so to do.

(For the benefit of US readers -- while Andrew Neil is himself a right-wing Conservative he is commendably tough with all the politicians he interviews, so I can see why Johnson is nervous).

 

[Chin Rey]

Conservative Central Office seem to be trying to keep Johnson out of debates after his encounter with Corbyn

Conservative Central Office has the right idea then. There is a well known country song about Boris Johnson...

"You say it best when you say nothing at all."

 

[Anya Ristow]

Corbyn reveals that in secret trade talks the US is asking for access to the NHS by US pharma corporations

 

[Brenda Archer]

 

[Tigger]

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you our prime minister (and you can keep him)