Thread by @carolecadwalla

‘What did you do with the time that you bought? What did you do with the whole of February?’

Great @thesundaytimes article on Johnson missing 5 COBRA meetings. But we already knew he went missing for 11 days in Feb. And he’s never been asked about it

‘Correction: 12 days. ‘Johnson’s appearance at prime minister’s questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday was the first time he had been seen in public for 12 days’

And when he did appear, he refused to hold a COBRA meeting until after weekend

theguardian.com/politics/2020/…

At the time, @campbellclaret claimed he was writing his Shakespeare book because he didn’t want to return the advance. No idea if that’s true (Alastair??) but his absence prompted an editorial in Guardian & an outraged article in Mail..

All month long, his absence from the heart of govt drew criticism...

independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

And now, @thesundaytimes has an insight into what may have been going on. Johnson, 56, going on 17, had to sort out his personal life. His girlfriend was pregnant, he wasn’t yet divorced & his kids weren’t talking to him. He was in a mess

But once again, you have to say: where on earth is parliament? There’s a lot of talk about public inquiry but if parliament had been doing its job, it would have been asking these questions in real time.

Anyway. Whole article here:

thetimes.co.uk/article/corona…