How blundering PM is nailed by his own quotes

MAKING IT UP...

We’ll have a world beating test track and trace operation

BORIS JOHNSON ON THE SECOND-RATE SYSTEM

“THE right moment, as we’ve always said, is to do it when it is most effective.”

Boris Johnson on introducing the first lockdown. Though many believe doing it earlier would have saved more lives.

“WE are putting our arms as a country around every single worker, every single employee, in this country.” The PM on the protection various Treasury schemes offer workers.

Critics say some self-employed people have fallen through the gaps of jobs and employment support.

“WE will have a test, track and trace operation that will be world beating.”

The Tory leader pledged it would be operating by June. But the system has been heavily criticised for failing to trace enough contacts of infected people

“WE have said throughout this pandemic that we must, and we will be, guided by the science.” The PM has not always followed the science, which often conflicts because advisers disagree on measures; there is no “the science”. Advisers pressed for national lockdown measures. He ignored those demands but when cases continued to rise he called a second national lockdown in November.

“I DO think face coverings will be useful, both for epidemiological reasons, but also for giving people confidence that they can go back to work.”

This came after months of Mr Johnson saying face masks were unnecessary.