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#BRANAGH

Kenneth Branagh is to play Boris Johnson in a new Sky TV drama called This Sceptred Ise charting the country's Covid pandemic through the eyes of the Prime Minister.

@Thejohnperry said: “If only Benny Hill was still with us”

@Gazthegooner commented: “I’ll be out that night.”

@Richardcoles posted: “Episode 1 will be his divorce, episode 2 his hospital stay, episodes 3-6 excuses, lies and failures.”

@jgb3279 observed: “The last thing I would want to watch after getting through a pandemic is a drama about the said pandemic.”

@Fraserjennison said: “Finally we can hear how difficult the last year has been for poor old politicians. Their personal struggles have been unfairly ignored during this period of economic destruction and death, so it's good they'll be given a voice."

@neiltc posted: “Five-part series of Kenneth Branagh looking like a confused numpty, giving his Lord Farquaad speech.”

@Graciexkori remarked: “Runs around saying it's all nothing to worry about. Gets Covid. Worries a bit more but does nothing then panics when the numbers skyrocket. The end.” @Stefanhatesjail added: “So we’re going with literal propaganda in an attempt to rewrite history before it’s finished and making Boris out to not look like the guy who escaped the asylum?”

#COVIDRAVE

Police have issued more than £15,000 in fines after 300 people attended an illegal rave in a railway arch in London.

@vhorta1973 said: “These people should be tagged in the NHS system for ‘let die’, when doctors need to choose who lives and who dies due to the lack of resources to treat everyone at the same time.”

@Bozloveslife posted: “This is what happens with an oppressed society, it’ll just get worse the longer this lockdown goes on. The more you tell someone they can’t do something they’ll strive to do the opposite. It’s life, we live in country where folk like to socialise, mix, drink and have fun.”

@darkangelwitch commented: “Send the army out on them. I'm done with being understanding because their young. I would like to leave the house at some point in my life.”