The Downing Street briefing about postponing ‘Freedom Day’ went as well as you’d expect
Here’s what Twitter thought of the announcement – and it wasn’t always safe for work.
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Can there really be one person left in this country who thinks Boris Johnson is doing a good job who isn’t employed directly by him? #lockdownextension
— Lost in the Shire (@hobbitoncentral) June 14, 2021
2.
381 days to impose airport quarantine
21 days to put India on red list
90% of cases now Indian/delta variant
60% more transmissible
4 more weeks of restrictions
1 utterly unnecessary fuck-upThat's Johnsonwang.
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) June 14, 2021
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Boris Johnson: You should continue to observe social distancing at events.
Also Boris Johnson:#ImDone #EnoughIsEnough #DailyBriefing #DowningStreetBriefing #lockdownextension pic.twitter.com/obGCBW2sbt
— Cal (@Panayisalad) June 14, 2021
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I’m so fucking enraged by the proposed #lockdownextension that I might have to go to the gym, eat out, visit the pub, see a film, hug my family and all the other things it’s currently perfectly fucking legal to do to make myself feel better about this inexcusable loss of liberty.
— Max Morgan 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (@SpillerOfTea) June 14, 2021
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HE SAID HE DIDN’T LIKE IT, BUT HE HAD TO GO ALONG WITH IT
— Sarah Dempster (@Dempster2000) June 14, 2021
6.
“What were you told to tell them?”
“That we would be delaying lifting the covid restrictions until July 19th.”
“And what did you actually tell them?”
“July 29th erm uh ermm uh bleurgh blah bleurgh blah bleeth.” pic.twitter.com/NYqhXJZoCW
— Amanda (@Pandamoanimum) June 14, 2021
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my bank account hearing the world isn’t reopening on the 21st June pic.twitter.com/AzEMKYooXA
— flamin nora (@katierpacker) June 14, 2021
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Chris Whitty looks gutted that raves have been put off for another month, can't wait to get back behind the decks
— Liam Thorp 💙 (@LiamThorpECHO) June 14, 2021
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Boris Johnson expected to announce he never said June 21st was Freedom Day tonight pic.twitter.com/J8nvKysQnl
— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) June 14, 2021
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"What we're doing now isn't working, so we feel it's only sensible that we carry on doing it for another four weeks".
— Nick Pettigrew (@Nick_Pettigrew) June 14, 2021
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i had a 40 second long injection at the dentist earlier and I'm guessing that was more enjoyable than whatever boris johnson's just said
— Chris Boyd 🇬🇧🇵🇭 (@paperghost) June 14, 2021
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Freedom day is actually 1st October 1984, when it was released & became Wham!’s second UK No1
— Toby Earle (@TobyonTV) June 14, 2021
Piers Morgan’s take at least partially unhooked Johnson from the blame.
The best way to get to actual 'Freedom Day' is for all the anti-Vaxx halfwits to get the bloody jab.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 14, 2021
One of his colleagues had other ideas.
“He’s had enough chances; I’m taking over.” #lockdownextension pic.twitter.com/RmvAmOrSon
— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) June 14, 2021
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