Nadine Dorries said no-one predicted Covid-19 would be over by Christmas and it’s a glorious self-own

John Plunkett. Updated September 8th, 2020

Conservative MP and health minister Nadine Dorries has been on Twitter to deny anyone in the government ever said that the Covid-19 crisis would be over by Christmas.

She sprang into action after former journalist @steve_hawkes said this about suggestions that the public was being ‘too relaxed’ about the pandemic.

Public “too relaxed” about Covid? They were told to shop, take a summer holiday and that it would be over by Xmas https://t.co/cVSGyUHmmM

— Steve Hawkes (@steve_hawkes) September 7, 2020

Cue Dorries!

Except, er, the great @JimMFelton had something to say about that …

Owned.

Hello, is that the Twitter Police? I’d like to report Nadine Dorries has just been owned by James Felton.

— tuttingeyerollanov (@tuttingeyeroll) September 8, 2020

Blond chap, stutters a bit, oily grin? pic.twitter.com/JhSf74mRiN

— Paul (@PaulOnBooks) September 8, 2020

https://twitter.com/SpillerOfTea/status/1303248668091445252?s=20

Bit awkward when it was your boss who said it… pic.twitter.com/9O8wYGQdJC

— Nathanael Kent (@nathanaelkent) September 8, 2020

And just in case Dorries was still in any doubt …

Boris Johnson – Normality possible by Christmas.

You were saying Nadine? https://t.co/dDVMOSM5Bq pic.twitter.com/HOclnAltQz

— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) September 8, 2020

Source @JimMFelton Image screengrab