If anyone was expecting any major Covid announcements from Boris Johnson in his televised press briefing on Tuesday evening they were predictably disappointed.
“We have a chance to ride out this Omicron wave without shutting down our country once again”
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says booster jabs and Plan B measures offer “substantial protection” meaning the UK “can find a way to live with this virus”https://t.co/xspfOLfwMn pic.twitter.com/dczIx0fIBQ
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 4, 2022
You can read 17 of our favourite responses here and this one surely nailed it best.
I felt it was very important to call this briefing in order to tell you clearly and unambiguously that I have absolutely fuck all to say.#DowningStreetBriefing
— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) January 4, 2022
But there was one moment which went viral because it felt like Johnson’s entire premiership distilled in 10 seconds flat.
Well that clears that up then #BorisJohnson pic.twitter.com/huCtOPzFu6
— Bumneck Morgan (@PorkethPie) January 4, 2022
Like that old Ronan Keating song, Johnson said it best when he said nothing at all.
One of the problems we’ve had with #Covid_19 is that we’ve been stuck with such a lousy communicator as well as an epic hypocrite. pic.twitter.com/qq8laD87lm
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) January 4, 2022
How do you boil an egg?
Boris Johnson:pic.twitter.com/vJufdFy4SI— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) January 4, 2022
If this is what an Eton & Oxford University education leads to, I’d say don’t botherpic.twitter.com/0PAU4O6GbE
— capellarec (@Capellarec) January 4, 2022
When the teacher asks you a question in class and you’ve taken no notice of the lesson pic.twitter.com/YKVGftBYcz
— BARNEY 🦚🄺🄿 (@BarneyLUFC21) January 4, 2022
Tory members mainly voted for his renowned oratorical skills, at least confirming the strength of their painkillers.pic.twitter.com/wffdpDLu70
— Brendan May (@bmay) January 4, 2022
me on dating apps trying to explain what I’m looking for in a romantic partner
pic.twitter.com/SCWE3VO53x
— Kirsty Strickland (@KirstyStricklan) January 4, 2022
The difference between animals and humans?
Animals would never let the dumbest ones lead the pack. pic.twitter.com/BK3Cgp9xFS
— Followed by 100k anti-Tories (@MarieAnnUK) January 5, 2022
It’s not the first time this sort of thing has happened, of course.
Wtf? Some of this isn’t even real words pic.twitter.com/mADmLt9Hlk
— Hilly (@HillyFoz) June 14, 2021
To conclude …
Our leader ✅ https://t.co/zG12OBBhtM
— Curtis Woodhouse BEM (@curtiswoodhous8) January 4, 2022
Or if you prefer it NSFW.
We’re proper fucked. 🙈 pic.twitter.com/FgCHe2jZDJ
— The Ayrshire Separatist. (@DanielJMath1) January 4, 2022
Source: ThePoke