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I "misspoke" over NE COVID rules, says PM

Misspoke????  Does this not sound rather North American speak? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54342688

Ivonne Holliday ● 2232d14 Comments

So what's your point?  We might call it a slip of the tongue?  He corrected himself very quickly on Twitter.

Sue Hammond ● 2232d

No, the "slip of the tongue" speaks volumes.

Ivonne Holliday ● 2232d

In what way exactly?

Sue Hammond ● 2232d

misspeak/mɪsˈspiːk/verb USpast tense: misspokeexpress oneself in an insufficiently clear or accurate way."claiming that she misspoke, she served up a second explanation"

Ivonne Holliday ● 2232d

It is said by those “in the know” that he is suffering from long Covid which could well be scrambling his brain.  We’re in the hands of Gove and Cummings.

Jonathan Callaway ● 2232d

If you excuse me for being so blunt, but they are all playing games!  Not that these will affect them - as they have made sure they would not, but those games will affect us all - severely!

Ivonne Holliday ● 2232d

He was trying to waffle around the answer as he's wasn't honest enough to admit he wasn't sure unlike the education minister who earlier on when asked on the Today programme was honest and admitted she didn't know. He may be suffering from long covid or that may just be a story circulated to covert his gaffes. However, if it is long covid, he really should step down until he's fully recovered. 

Michael Ixer ● 2232d

I'm actually with Sue on this, it's all a confusing mess and I appreciate government actions haven't been exactly clear but it was just a mistake, we can all make them.

Matt Palmer ● 2232d

The point, though, is that as the Prime Minister he should have a better understanding of what he expects people to do. If he doesn't understand it, how can he expect ordinary people to?

Richard Carter ● 2232d

Precisely, Richard. Matt, I think you're being a bit generous. Listening to him answer that question he was trying to wing it as he knew he should know the answer and he took a guess in my opinion. Still that's not what he'll be remembered for. Breaking agreements and failing to get trade deals is what he should be concerned about.

Michael Ixer ● 2232d

He’s spent his entire life trying to wing it. Not good enough now he’s in No 10 and this is just one small example but even the right wing press have jumped on it - maybe it feeds their libertarian anti-controls agenda?

Jonathan Callaway ● 2231d

Perhaps the Daily Mash sums this up best: misquoted ...no, misvoted ...https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/politics-headlines/apologies-we-misvoted-says-britain-20200930200998

Michael Ixer ● 2231d

Perhaps the Daily Mash sums this up best: misquoted ...no, misvoted ...https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/politics/politics-headlines/apologies-we-misvoted-says-britain-20200930200998

Michael Ixer ● 2231d

Hell in a handcart, I do hope we don't have anarchy.

Bunny Payne ● 2231d