Property News · June 2, 2017

A paw performance as Johnson spins and BA remains in Cruz control | John Crace


Foreign secretary forgets whose show it is before May v Corbyn on TV, while airline explains why the computers said ‘no’For the third time in three years, I made my way to Sky HQ in west London to cover the televised debate – this time the Theresa May v Jeremy Corbyn interrogation – from their spin room, otherwise know as the seventh circle of hell. If you want to experience the true madness of a general election, you need go no further. Within minutes of arriving it was impossible to avoid senior politicians and spokespeople from both sides explaining why their leader had already won the debate that wasn’t scheduled to start for another two hours. Peak madness was reached an hour before kickoff when Adam Boulton tried to talk to Boris Johnson and Labour’s Andrew Gwynne about their expectations for the programme live on air from the spin room. Having been kept under wraps for so much of the campaign, Boris – like any true narcissist – decided to take full advantage of any air time he could get. Halfway through the interview Boris got bored and decided he was going to run the show his way. He refused to let anyone but himself speak, interrupted anyone who tried to get a word in, and repeatedly pawed at Gwynne. On any other occasion this could have been a career-ending piece of TV for Boris, but in the spin room it counted as normal. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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