Editor’s letter: How the government’s coronavirus briefings went from informative to pure spin

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Some journalists suspect No 10 is making the briefings so dull that there will be no media outcry when they are scrapped, writes Andrew Grice

held at Downing Street since March. I can’t say I’ve seen every minute since I twice briefly nodded off – one consequence of working at home and watching in a comfy armchair.

 

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It always was. Trust the Tories, our NHS is safe with us. Its not yours, its ours, and its for life not just covid.

BorisJohnson If they cared about maintaining the support of the British people, Dominic Cummings should be sacked. As soon as Boris, Ministers & MP's supported his rule breaking, without any hint of an apology just lies, deceit, arrogance & hypocrisy They lost the support then

Same here in RSA

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