The Question Time audience laughing at this Tory MP defending Boris Johnson really does say it all

Few things capture Boris Johnson’s standing in the eyes of the nation (or, at least, a large part of it) than this Question Time moment when Tory MP Maria Caulfield sprang to the defence of her beloved leader.

It’s not what the Conservative member for Lewes had to say – well, it is – but mostly it’s the audience’s responses to her suggestion the prime minister ‘genuinely did not believe there was wrong-doing’ at Downing Street during lockdown.

The audience laughing away over the #partygate lies from Boris

Victoria Derbyshire doing 10x the job of Fiona Bruce #bbcqt #questiontime #ToriesOut pic.twitter.com/z43v9lsMc8

— kerry ✊💙🇺🇦 (@hewitson10) March 31, 2022

One of those few occasions when the Question Time audience really does speak for everyone.

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Just the #bbcqt audience pissing themselves laughing at the lying @Conservatives‘ absurd claim that serial liar Boris Johnson “genuinely does not believe that there was any wrongdoing” at the #DowningStreetParties.

Boris Johnson & his Government are a fucking joke – a sick one. pic.twitter.com/eJlp6hu5gz

— GET A GRIP (@docrussjackson) March 31, 2022

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WTAF? Maria Caulfield trying to tell us Johnson “genuinely “ didn’t mislead parliament!
Laughing from the audience #bbcqt

— Rachel harmony is possible3.5%💙🤝👍🇪🇺🌍🇦🇬 (@RachelG21879460) March 31, 2022

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The audience laughing away over the #partygate lies from Boris

Victoria Derbyshire doing 10x the job of Fiona Bruce #bbcqt #questiontime #ToriesOut pic.twitter.com/z43v9lsMc8

— kerry ✊💙Save Our NHS (@hewitson10) March 31, 2022

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Maria Caulfield, it’s excruciating & painful , watching her trying to defend the indefensible!!#bbcqt

— Putu1 (@putu117_putu1) March 31, 2022

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Ooh Victoria Derbyshire 💞 The QT audience love her, we love her, she’s telling the truth about the events around Partygate.

Will she ever be allowed on Question Time again? https://t.co/F8IFl3ereH

— Mandoline 🐦 (@Mandoline_Blue) March 31, 2022

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Applause to @VicDerbyshire who brilliantly stepped in for Fiona Bruce tonight on #BBCQT … and to the Bath audience for openly laughing at Maria Caulfield defence of the despicable @BorisJohnson. pic.twitter.com/Eq6GryqbX7

— Ben Cogan (@BeCoMeCast) March 31, 2022

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Kay Burley’s takedown of this Tory minister over Partygate is magnificently done

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