Who won the Hunt-Johnson debate? 19 scathing reactions
The two men from whom Tory Party members will select the next prime minister went head-to-head in a TV debate, with the consensus being that Jeremy Hunt won on the night, but will lose at the ballot – so that wasn’t a pointless exercise at all.
Tonight's #ITVDebate was utterly depressing. The more fanciful the rhetoric, the bigger the applause. Our discourse has completely collapsed, letting charlatans escape any real scrutiny as they peddle their nonsense.
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) July 9, 2019
Actually, it really wasn’t pointless, because just look at the joke material it provided for these funny people.
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Love that Hunt points out that he's the public's preferred choice for PM, but that's only because he's against Boris. In any other race, against say, a lump of burning horseshit or a roadkill diseased badger, he'd lose by a mile. #ITVDebate
— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) July 9, 2019
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Well, I think I came across as an arrogant, blustering, bullshitting charlatan.
If that doesn't convince Tory members to vote for me I don't know what will. #ITVDebate— Not Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) July 9, 2019
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Not saying Boris Johnson is not great on detail, but he just got the year of the EU referendum wrong. #itvdebate
— Kevin Schofield (@PolhomeEditor) July 9, 2019
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Incredible that ITV were able to sell ads into this shit
— Marina Hyde (@MarinaHyde) July 9, 2019
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#itvdebate a fair reflection of the state of our politics: an awful, shallow, screechy pointless and depressing ordeal for all concerned.
— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) July 9, 2019
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the whole country after watching the #ITVDebate pic.twitter.com/wHOa1q4oXB
— molly (@mololivia_) July 9, 2019
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I would love if they brought Claude Littner on now to do an ‘Apprentice’ interview with Boris.#ITVdebate
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) July 9, 2019
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What we’ve learned tonight is that If you vote Conservative you are one thick bastard. #ITVDebate
— Bill Dawson (@DampDogBill) July 9, 2019
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It comes down to a simple choice: would you prefer to be murdered by a sinister clown, or a sinister accountant?#ITVDebate
— paul bassett davies (@thewritertype) July 9, 2019
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Decisions, decisions #ITVDebate pic.twitter.com/f6ctmUEGpn
— craig turnbull (@craigturnbull3) July 9, 2019
