People are none the wiser after Priti Patel chaired the latest coronavirus briefing – our 17 favourite reactions

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And now we're on to the questions.

Priti Patel answers questions like it's her GCSE French oral and she doesn't have a clue what she's been asked and is just listing all the words she knows in random order.

— Tom Peck (@tompeck) January 12, 2021

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TOP TIP: if ever you are struggling to explain the offside law or the theory of relativity or how the entire matrix works just say "the rules are clear" a lot 👍

— dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 (@davemacladd) January 12, 2021

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really don't think anyone should be giving Priti Patel a platform to speak on pic.twitter.com/9FHCxQsvKZ

— dave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 (@davemacladd) January 12, 2021

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I didn’t watch Priti Patel’s press conference having already well exceeded my Tory shithouse threshold for the day, so I’m just gonna go ahead and assume she was a hateful, interminably smug arsehole for its entire duration.

— 🏳️‍🌈 Max 🏳️‍🌈 (@SpillerOfTea) January 12, 2021

14.

First question: Any plans to use a giant wave machine to stop people leaving their homes unnecessarily?

— Henry Mance (@henrymance) January 12, 2021

15.

If "fuck you San Diego" was written on Priti Patel's autocue she would 100% read it straight out.

— Jason Sinclair (@jlsinc) January 12, 2021

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Priti Patel glossed over that a little bit didn't she. pic.twitter.com/Ddb4zjAiGk

— Matthew Highton (@MattHighton) January 12, 2021

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"Exercise is important…and that equally applies to exercise."

That was the best bit. No editing needed. pic.twitter.com/VEEQZylQrX

— Darren Dutton (@Darren_Dutton) January 12, 2021

Piers Morgan summed it up.

The fact of the matter, quite frankly, is that Priti Patel can’t give a straight answer to any question about anything.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 12, 2021

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