James Cleverly received a rocky welcome back party as he struggled to defend the UK’s Covid record and the Prime Minister’s “oven ready deal” on Good Morning Britain today.
The government minister appeared on the show for the first time in a year after a Dominic Cummings-issued boycott.
He told Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid that it is meaningless comparing the UK to other countries when put to task over the UK’s Covid response, which is the worst in Europe and among the worst in the world.
Morgan rebutted “that wasn’t my question” as the MP for Braintree wiggled out of giving a straight answer.
He was also pressed on the so-called “oven ready deal”, which has become a topic of much confusion this month.
With just day left to secure a deal with the European Union the chances of a no deal now stand at 50/50, according to Irish premier Micheal Martin.
But according to Cleverly, the trade deal isn’t what Boris Johnson was referring to when he made his election pledge this time last year.
Reaction to his media round this morning has been far from complementary, leading to suspicions that it might be another year before we see him again!
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