Kay Burley’s withering two-word response to deputy PM Thérèse Coffey was A++

To Sky News now, where presenter Kay Burley was keen to ask deputy prime minister Thérèse Coffey about government plans for a major new housebuilding ‘planning reset’.

Levelling up secretary – yeah, right – Simon Clarke will attempt to ignite a ‘flurry of housebuilding’ by watering down requirements for developers to incorporate environmental protections and affordable homes.

And we mention it not because of what Coffey had to say – well, it is – but mostly because of Burley’s withering two-word response.

“You’re just throwing comments at me Kay”

Things get testy when we asked deputy PM @theresecoffey for her comments on a reported change to housing policy.#KayBurley wx pic.twitter.com/3blc8VMamM

— Kay Burley (@KayBurley) October 11, 2022

“How interesting …”

And here are our favourite things people said about it.

1.

https://twitter.com/TobyonTV/status/1579739105252241409?s=20&t=7DtEwxJj3rnjGHy8vCG1PA

2.

The fact that this person is Deputy PM is all anyone needs to know about the state of this ‘government’.

— The Right Honourable Imbecile (@Coops19632016) October 11, 2022

3.

Just the Deputy PM giving off proper ‘dunno, don’t care’ Vicky Pollard vibes.

It’s literally her ‘job’ to know!!

The contempt is extraordinary. pic.twitter.com/fGQAODjD2x

— Jemma Forte (@jemmaforte) October 11, 2022

4.

‘Stop asking questions which require me to know things’

— Rob B (@RobBfromDerby) October 11, 2022

5.

"You’re just throwing comments at me" Yeah, that’s how interviews work, Susan. You’re paid a lot of money to answer basic questions you absolute bin lid.

She’s embarrassing. The entire government are embarrassing.

A collective of c*nts.pic.twitter.com/RyZE3Oxvc7

— Supertanskiii (@supertanskiii) October 11, 2022

6.

Their new default answer seems to be a toss up between ” I don’t accept that” or “I’m not aware of that”.

— Lady Tracey (@traceynewbold11) October 11, 2022

7.

https://twitter.com/Haggis_UK/status/1579721944131567618?s=20&t=lTlP9wb1lxJ9cFnbp7OpIQ

To conclude …

Coffey was just as impressive elsewhere in the interview, you won’t be reassured to know.

https://twitter.com/g_gosden/status/1579730972610035714?s=20&t=7DtEwxJj3rnjGHy8vCG1PA

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Source Twitter @KayBurley