Victoria Derbyshire held this Tory MP’s feet to the fire on immigration and it’s a spectacular watch
It’s always very satisfying to see a political interviewee pressed to answer questions, rather than default to their scripted statements, and it’s especially satisfying when the questions are genuinely tough.
This interview between Victoria Derbyshire and Tory MP Robert Goodwill definitely ticks those boxes.
Victoria Derbyshire yet again shows how easy it is to hold MPs to account on #Newsnight with hapless Robert Goodwill trying his best to defend the Governments track record.#r4today #PoliticsLive #Sunackered #GeneralElectionN0W pic.twitter.com/oAbIebv51r
— Mike H (@mikoh123) August 7, 2023
“Well, we’ve been fought on every front by the Labour Party …
“No, no. You’ve been in charge for 13 years. Now you say the system is broken. It’s at your door.”
Victoria’s out there taking hostages and tweeters loved it.
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This is an almost peerless performance from @vicderbyshire. She does not let him remotely squirm off the hook pic.twitter.com/8MTH1dVqNw
— Mic Wright (@brokenbottleboy) August 8, 2023
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Victoria made mincemeat of this duffer. Opening answer to her first question was that immigration problems were caused by Labour which she swotted aside, he went onto three other excuse and each time she she nailed him. He ended all over the shop. https://t.co/vW2Q2ByjKS
— Tony Burke (@TonyBurke2010) August 8, 2023
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Oooof https://t.co/ldgQDSAUpn
— Kit de Waal (@KitdeWaal) August 8, 2023
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Very impressive because we so rarely see it, the right questions asked while having no truck with waffle and lies. #GeneralElectionN0W https://t.co/Qep781K2R7
— Angie (@angela_vince) August 8, 2023
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When your source of reference is Honest @RobertJenrick you know you are really in the shit. https://t.co/EiZSq1unkb
— Pip the second (@stfcphil) August 8, 2023
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And of course she has researched her brief and can challenge claims made by the minister instantly by referring to her notes. This should be the minimum standard in my view https://t.co/0YLas2aaTu
— le Monstrous Carbunc (@lowerformofwit) August 8, 2023
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Wow, go Vic! The idiot has no answer! https://t.co/86Lsho3crQ
— LordRossMan 💙 (@RossWoodall1) August 8, 2023
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Victoria Derbyshire is excellent. She's woefully underused.
Such a shame that the BBC decided to give the prime Sunday morning show to Laura "that's quite a charge" Kuenssberg.
— ZippiddyDo (@ZippiddyD) August 8, 2023
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Victoria Derbyshire remains one of the best News Presenters the country can rely on. The way she gets down to business and hammers Tory procrastinators who attempt to defend the indefensible stirs the blood. Well done Victoria.
— Bob George (@BobGeor27574923) August 8, 2023
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This guy was quoting Robert Jenrick as if he were Moses reading the tablets of stone. Pinocchio would have been more appropriate. pic.twitter.com/xPqyW54zwG
— Peter Hutchinson#PE 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇮🇪🇫🇷 (@PeterHutchinso5) August 8, 2023
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My god he was awful, another useless Tory MP relying on notes that are at best made up. He could hardly string a coherent sentence together. Why are they hanging on, and why are there so few like Victoria Derbyshire, challenging them when they blatantly lie.
— Liz Simmons (@LIZSIMM45341967) August 8, 2023
To sum up …
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“Medic for Robert Goodwill!” https://t.co/zwjtsxWe41 pic.twitter.com/WCJrmDAN4n— Sean Callaghan (@keanespirit) August 8, 2023
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Six times the brilliant Victoria Derbyshire was our absolute queen
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