Update from The House of Plague, Day 74

[elisi]

Too tired to do more than just throw tweets at you... (The weather has been glorious, which is nice. Hosepipe ban expected any day now.)

Although this first one is a corker. The article appears to be pay-walled, although I managed to read it on my phone. Basically it says that if Boris can't do his job without Cummings, then Boris isn't fit to lead:

“Boris Johnson isn’t fit to lead.” From the whining, lefty, remoaner Spectator. https://t.co/8cPSX0oloL

— Hugh Grant (@HackedOffHugh) May 28, 2020

Times headline writer throwing some shade pic.twitter.com/cmxZXYg0Lv

— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) May 29, 2020

At 8pm tonight, these NHS doctors silently took a knee outside Downing Street with a sign saying “Doctors not Marytrs.” At least 250 deaths of NHS staff have been recorded so far. My heart hurts. pic.twitter.com/BP5RyrvqzC

— Hasan Patel 🌹 (@CorbynistaTeen) May 28, 2020

Last night, the PM showed he doesn't know or care about people with no recourse to public funds.

100,000+ migrant families are unable to access state support during the current crisis.

He should watch this video (from March) where I highlighted the devastating impact of NRPF 👇🏾 pic.twitter.com/kTlpH8olGm

— Diane Abbott MP (@HackneyAbbott) May 28, 2020

Sufficient data worldwide now exists to conclude that, to date, the UK has the highest rate of excess deaths in the Coronavirus pandemic in the world

Free to read article with @jburnmurdoch

1/https://t.co/hhmkQp93NT

— Chris Giles (@ChrisGiles_) May 28, 2020

A thread on BBC presenters stating facts that some still dispute and how that doesn’t stop them being facts.....

— Shelagh Fogarty (@ShelaghFogarty) May 27, 2020

ETA: And remember to VOTE:

https://telltaletv.com/2020/05/vote-for-your-favorites-the-2020-tell-tale-tv-awards-final-round/

ETA2: I legit thought this was about Cummings, but then realised it was Trump b/c of the tweet thing:

Another trick to appear smart in meetings is to show up late to a meeting you scheduled. It will make you feel very important to keep an entire country waiting on you while you send tweets

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) May 29, 2020