Michael Fabricant said nurses and teachers also had lockdown drinks at work – only 9 responses you need

Poke Staff. Updated April 12th, 2022

Just when you thought your hackles couldn’t rise any further after Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak were fined over Partygate, along comes Tory MP Michael Fabricant to defend the prime minister and his chancellor.

And in a world where your jaw no doubt drops on a regular basis, this really is a properly jaw-dropping defence.

“I don’t think at any time he thought he was breaking the law… he thought just like many teachers and nurses who after a very long shift would go back to the staff room and have a quiet drink”

Tory MP Michael Fabricant urges Boris Johnson to apologisehttps://t.co/3ZREVQ9bOB pic.twitter.com/8CYpjeHbbA

— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) April 12, 2022

Just astonishing stuff, enough to leave you lost for words.

Fortunately these people weren’t, our favourite 9 responses to whatever the hell Fabricant was trying to make up there.

You really think schools and hospitals are full of staff having a piss-up after work? https://t.co/RAaCeZkdV2

— Adam Kay (@amateuradam) April 12, 2022

I heard that comment. There is not a single school or hospital in the UK that would allow alcohol on the premises. It would be instant dismissal. It’s a hideous thing to say about those people who kept us all going and who literally saved lives.

— Dawn (@_Tenderthought_) April 12, 2022

Indeed. I mean the doctors mess was full of booze. We couldn’t move for tinnies 😳 https://t.co/NUWlrU06yZ

— Dr Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) April 12, 2022

Just speaking to my teacher friend. She says:

“Our staff room was out of bounds. It was permanently out of use. We weren’t allowed in there. And I think you’ll find that if anyone HAD been in allowed in the staff room, they’d have been drinking a cuppa, not a bottle of wine”. 😡

— Jane ”ultraRemainer” Remain🇺🇦🇪🇺🇬🇧 (@JaneRemain) April 12, 2022

Just like to say that if any healthcare professional got caught drinking alcohol in the staff room, their professional registration will go faster than you can snap your fingers. https://t.co/pO2RpghySY

— Dr Philip Lee (@drphiliplee1) April 12, 2022

Nurses and teachers must be delighted to know that Michael Fabricant assumes they all got pissed at work and didn't follow lockdown rules.#Partygate https://t.co/0agQIie3fO

— Parody Boris (@Parody_PM) April 12, 2022

Hi Michael, most days we’d just go home and collapse into bed. When we were allowed, eventually I got to sit in a local park with my wife for a bit.

No one was drinking in the staff room.

— Dr Philip Lee (@drphiliplee1) April 12, 2022

So here are the top lines Michael.

1. Ignorance of the law actually *is* an excuse after all. Especially if you’re the actual prime minister.

2. If that doesn’t go well, just calm it all down with a totally baseless dig at teachers and nurses.

Okay? https://t.co/ZjlZGx2UkG

— Tom Peck (@tompeck) April 12, 2022

Jeez. I can’t believe he just said that. The whole vile, despicable rotten lot need throwing out of office https://t.co/tf3ilOD5de

— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) April 12, 2022

To conclude.

Good heavens 🤦🏻‍♂️ https://t.co/E8rpQYaFCX

— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) April 12, 2022

And this.

Nurses don’t go and drink alcohol in the staff rooms.

An outrageous lie by a man with a load of spaghetti on his head. https://t.co/XR5IFchTaD

— Dr Mike (@EmergMedDr) April 12, 2022

Oh, and this.

Genuinely saw this and at first glance assumed it was a comedian doing a comedy Boris Johnson with a daft wig and things https://t.co/PKKfg4zSsn

— Sid Lowe (@sidlowe) April 12, 2022

And if you like it particularly NSFW.

“You think boris is a cunt, you should see these teachers and nurses” https://t.co/JF0Za9Vy0r

— Jonathan Pie (@JonathanPieNews) April 12, 2022