The only 5 reactions you need to Dominic Raab’s furious throbbing vein
Dominic Raab is one of the main Conservative weapons in the general election campaign, and you can take that any way you like, but it means we’ve been seeing him out there defending policy – or trying to – and being quizzed by journalists, like this encounter with Nick Robinson on Radio 4’s Today Programme.
"That's a ludicrous assertion"@DominicRaab denies pamphlet he co-authored – suggesting 2/3 hospitals could be run privately or not for profit – would encourage US trade interest in the NHS #r4today | https://t.co/JoWgjA2KLd | @bbcnickrobinson pic.twitter.com/TMZ0UmRIXk
— BBC Radio 4 Today (@BBCr4today) December 3, 2019
It has to be tough arguing you don’t think something when the interviewer has less of a smoking gun than a signed confession. His performance got people talking about two things – his attempt to deny what he’d previously written – and his massive throbbing vein.
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Raab absolutely raging at assertions made by Raab here. When Raab gets ahold of himself I fear for his safety. https://t.co/nP4Krm9dBy
— James Felton (@JimMFelton) December 3, 2019
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The vein. I just spent the whole time staring at the vein. https://t.co/nEy2Cvh5dj
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) December 3, 2019
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— Dli O'Doir (@dli_odoir) December 3, 2019
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Dominic Raab's bulging vein. That's it. That's the tweet.
— Sarah Phelps (@PhelpsieSarah) December 3, 2019
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Dominic Raab seems to want to forget that he co-wrote a pamphlet suggesting that two thirds of hospitals should be privatised to encourage US interest in the NHS.
I know you will respect his wishes and ensure that this is kept quiet.#Raab #r4today #GE2019 pic.twitter.com/V4fx79Wxc0— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) December 3, 2019
Someone noticed a familiar shape …
— LawMan (@Lawforall007) December 3, 2019
If only Nick Robinson had yelled “YOU MUPPET!”
Source: BBC R4, Twitter, Image: BBC R4, Twitter
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