BBC Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis Swipes At “Misleading” COVID-19 Language In Powerful Speech: “This Is Much Harder If You’re Poor”
Reading now: 409
deadline.comBy Tom Grater International Film Reporter BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis has taken a swipe at what she called “trite and misleading” language from the UK government when discussing COVID-19. “You do not survive the illness through fortitude and strength of character, whatever the Prime Minister’s colleagues will tell us,” said Maitlis, referring to comments made by members of the government while PM Boris Johnson is battling the illness in hospital.
Earlier this week, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab had described Johnson as a “fighter” who “will pull through” in a Downing Street presser.
Maitlis also took aim at suggestions that coronavirus is “the great leveller”, i.e. that everyone, rich or poor, suffers the same consequences. “Th
Read more on deadline.com
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.
