Our 11 favourite reactions to Jeremy Corbyn not watching the Queen’s Christmas speech
In a moment reminiscent of the great “Jeremy Corbyn didn’t bow deeply enough at the Cenotaph” scandal, people – and the usual suspect papers – are up in arms over Jeremy Corbyn not having a clue when the Queen’s Christmas broadcast is aired.
Does @jeremycorbyn make time for the Queen's speech?
He tells @julieetchitv: "We don't watch TV very much on Christmas Day."
Watch @ITVTonight The Leader Interviews: Jeremy Corbyn at 7.30pm on Thursday https://t.co/6cGnx89wJ7 pic.twitter.com/AqVan9usnW
— ITV News (@itvnews) December 4, 2019
Busted! Why he didn’t just say “By 10 in the morning I’m shitfaced on bucks fizz and egg nog so I haven’t a clue what time it is or what I’m watching.” is a mystery, but his real answer raised some eyebrows.
The transcript of Corbyn claiming to @julieetchitv in ITV Tonight interview that he watches the Queen on Christmas Day is something… pic.twitter.com/WhVuQP7TGu
— John Stevens (@johnestevens) December 4, 2019
It seemed that Corbyn is in the majority on this.
The Queen's speech has broadcast figures of 6.6 million.
Most people don't watch it. https://t.co/TuxF1i3LTE
— Henry Dyer (@Direthoughts) December 4, 2019
Twitter weighed in, because that’s its job …
A lot of people found both the lie and his lack of knowledge of the TV schedule baffling.
Honestly though no one watches the Queen's Speech but everyone knows it airs mid afternoon
— Tom Thorogood (@TomThorogood) December 4, 2019
the issue isn’t whether Cornyn watches the Queen’s Xmas speech (I mean who does) but why he would kind of pretend he does pic.twitter.com/IVBnJwVP5z
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) December 4, 2019
Others didn’t see the issue.
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UNFORGIVABLE
Not watching the Queen’s Christmas messageABSOLUTELY FINE
Lying to her pic.twitter.com/4hsv6W5XJr— David Schneider (@davidschneider) December 4, 2019
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TOMORROW: Jeremy Corbyn just like the 90% of the population who don’t watch the Queen’s speech either – but lie about it to elderly people who seem to think that it’s important.#TomorrowsPapersToday #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/DjPaEmrxP0
— The DM Reporter (@DMReporter) December 4, 2019
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It is with great regret that I have to announce that I can’t vote for Corbyn. The news that he doesn’t watch the Queen’s speech has shocked me to the core. I’ve never watched it myself but how can you trust such a man? Well done the media for focussing on this.
— Michael Rosen (@MichaelRosenYes) December 4, 2019
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I have the Queen's speech memorised by 6pm and am reciting it in a local tavern by 8pm. https://t.co/THxbTIaGau
— Phil Chapman (@IAmPhilChapman) December 4, 2019
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the only Queen's Speech I want this year is a poorly edited message from RuPaul made from existing sound clips
— Danny (@shckldg) December 4, 2019
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The only Queen's Christmas Speech I've ever watched is in The Crown when really it's about the chilly distance in her marriage when Prince Philip is orf around the world philandering.
— Ash Sarkar (@AyoCaesar) December 4, 2019
