Keir Starmer wants a ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown – 11 strong reactions

7.

very much in favour of a circuit breaker if it can somehow route through Jacob Rees Mogg

— dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 (@davemacladd) October 13, 2020

8.

"Captain Hindsight" – I think we should get 'Major Fuckwit' trending don't you? pic.twitter.com/ByORVQKoCZ

— Britgirl's Hates Brexit #FBPE (@MarieAnnUK) October 6, 2020

9.

🎶 give me action and drama
give me angry Keir Starmer 🎶

— Esther Webber (@estwebber) October 13, 2020

10.

Keir Starmer doing opposition? pic.twitter.com/PH9GQp4sWX

— James Doleman (@jamesdoleman) October 13, 2020

11.

'significant sacrifices' – Weak policy.
'Lets put Boris Johnson in a wicker man to appease the gods of pestilence' – Strong policy. https://t.co/TAo33FAoFY

— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) October 13, 2020

But perhaps, as some suggested, it’s too little too late.

Ppl praising Starmer for his lockdown call amaze me..
It's like praising someone who saw someone else starting a fire, let it burn until it's almost uncontrollable, and when they realise that there are other witnesses, rush to call the fire brigade ..

— Audrey (@AudreyAurus1) October 13, 2020

Finally, journalist Hugo Rifkind suggested a way of choosing a path.

It's not for me to suggest that I know what works or not, and what science indicates what. But the lesson of the pandemic so far has been that everything we do, we do at least three weeks too late. So let's think about what we'll be forced to do in three weeks, and just do that.

— Hugo Rifkind (@hugorifkind) October 13, 2020

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