Boris Johnson put a reporter’s phone in his pocket rather than look at a picture of a sick 4 y/o on a hospital floor – only 5 responses you need
There’s only a few days to go until the election and that’s probably for the best if this totally bizarre moment on ITV News is anything to go by.
It’s so-called prime minister Boris Johnson being shown a picture by reporter Joe Pike of a sick 4 y/o boy sitting on a hospital corridor floor.
But rather than look at the picture and address the issue, Johnson takes the phone and pops it into his pocket before continuing the interview as if nothing has happened.
Except Pike doesn’t leave it there and, well, have a watch for yourself.
Tried to show @BorisJohnson the picture of Jack Williment-Barr. The 4-year-old with suspected pneumonia forced to lie on a pile of coats on the floor of a Leeds hospital.
The PM grabbed my phone and put it in his pocket: @itvcalendar | #GE19 pic.twitter.com/hv9mk4xrNJ
— Joe Pike (@joepike) 9 December 2019
Deeply weird, no matter what your political allegiance, surely? These 5 responses seem to sum it up.
1.
In a campaign so far devoid of moments, or obvious mistakes, this could well be a big one. https://t.co/dZoSFVgq4k
— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) December 9, 2019
2.
Can there be a clearer demonstration of the Tories trying to hide the reality of the NHS from us than Johnson grabbing a phone with a photo of a 4-year old forced to sleep on an A&E floor and trying to hide it?
And Johnson knows it. Look at his panicked look at the end. https://t.co/hyriCT9mi1— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 9, 2019
3.
Terry Pratchett used to write (comically) that when those with privilege were faced with something that they disapproved off, they would simply erase it from their reality. He mostly meant it figuratively but I never thought I’d see a *literal* example in real life. Stunned. https://t.co/Z7rQ1WIEyA
— Ralf Little (@RalfLittle) December 9, 2019
4.
I hope this gets the same level of blanket coverage and media conversation as me having one roll thrown at me. https://t.co/5KN41kwZHE
— Nish Kumar (@MrNishKumar) December 9, 2019
5.
Churchillian. https://t.co/ObRNytZNAs
— Hugh Grant (@HackedOffHugh) December 9, 2019
To conclude, this.
"You've refused to see the photo, you've taken my phone & put it in your pocket Prime Minister" is now my most memorable interviewer's remark of the campaign. https://t.co/nRJR4EwXav
— Stewart Wood (@StewartWood) December 9, 2019
And if you prefer it a little bit NSFW.
Who in the name of hell is voting for this sack of shit? https://t.co/Lr2tuNwUMd
— Emma Kennedy (@EmmaKennedy) December 9, 2019
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Source Twitter @joepike
