Boris Johnson gave journalists tea instead of answers – 19 supremely unimpressed reactions
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So he ‘feels guilty’ about his fellow hacks being made to wait outside covering his attention seeking, but not about lying and lawbreaking in referendum, disloyalty to a PM, or inspiring extremists to attack women. Total charlatan. Revolting on so many levels https://t.co/1hoIHQn6Za
— Alastair Campbell (@campbellclaret) August 12, 2018
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https://twitter.com/craiguito/status/1028778820072038400
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You know what’s so British about this? There’d have been more public anger if the journalists had taken each mug off the tray, one by one, slowly emptied them on the floor, then begun the questions. Politeness will be our downfall. https://t.co/TJeUwlCQQz
— Musa Okwonga (@Okwonga) August 12, 2018
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"Here's some Islamophobia, would you like me to stir it? Sorry, I meant 'tea' not Islamophobia! Would you like me to stir your tea? Ha ha! Now, has anyone seen my dog? I've got a whistle somewhere…" https://t.co/YqrpVQQKUg
— Pete Sinclair (@pete_sinclair) August 12, 2018
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Wait, this is actually enraging. First question should have been – without giggling – “what are your thoughts on the spike in assaults on Muslim women, featuring the exact same language in your article?” https://t.co/TJeUwlCQQz
— Musa Okwonga (@Okwonga) August 12, 2018
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'Never mind the racism, chaps, spot of tea? Get it? Because I'm BRITISH. Not a Muslim, not a pickaninny, a tea-drinking BRITISH man. White, too, and blonde, and a buffoon, so I can't be evil. Cuppa?' What an absolute fucking wanker. https://t.co/ZWtd373VKH
— Daniel Gerke (@drgerke1) August 12, 2018
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Unwilling to answer questions over accusations of courting fascism. Unwilling to provide biscuits when serving tea. Wrong ‘un. https://t.co/OM6bT4W2PZ
— Paul Sng (@sng_paul) August 12, 2018
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‘A tray of mugs’ could be a fair description of the Tory front bench. https://t.co/GVyvzyWcrt
— Bernie Banter (@BanterBernie) August 12, 2018
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Siri. Find me a video which shows that if you spout far right rhetoric you can literally have the media eating out of your hands. Well, drinking.https://t.co/0EadiZ64t9
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) August 12, 2018
His stunt earned him a rebuke from a very important quarter.
Boris Johnson, stop using British Milk. I forbid you to drink it. https://t.co/AratLsux2U
— BRITISH MILK COUNCIL (@BuyBritishMilk) August 12, 2018
One journalist had something to add to the story.
I was at BoJo’s house today and I didn’t get a cuppa.
Instead when I shouted through the fence to ask if he’d answer questions his tennis partner told me I was “speaking to someone on his private land” and then he swore at me.
But sure let’s all play a clip of him being pally.— Oliver Milne (@OliverMilne) August 12, 2018
And Hopeless Surfer imagined who else might have tried this trick.
The morning after the "Night of the Long Knives", Hitler heads off awkward questions from the press with his infamous Tea Tray Offensive pic.twitter.com/8rFpoEKO64
— Hopeless Surfer (@HopelessSurfer) August 13, 2018
And, let’s face it, he hadn’t even done a good job with the tea.
He’s left the tea-bags in. Says everything you need to know about the man. https://t.co/cTln4uYxAI
— Shaparak Khorsandi (@ShappiKhorsandi) August 12, 2018
Apart from everything else this looks like absolutely dreadful tea https://t.co/aj4jXmglOA
— Jane Merrick (@janemerrick23) August 12, 2018
