Thoughts and prayers for the Coronavirus ...

[Emrys]

which this evening was announced to have contracted Liz Truss:

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Liz Truss
@trussliz
I tested positive for Covid this evening.

Thankfully I’ve had my three jabs and will be working from home while I isolate.

Attentive Twitter denizens pointed to Truss's appearance on the Tory front bench during this afternoon's boisterous Commons session as the preliminary findings of the Gray report into lawbreaking over Covid regulations were aired:

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Northerner
@grimnorth_0
A good job you had your mask on this afternoon, Lizzy.

Covid Liz continued to spread later in the day:

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Kate McCann
@KateEMcCann
Liz Truss has tested positive for covid. She attended the packed meeting of Tory MPs and ministers in Portcullis House this evening, leaving before it finished. She was not wearing a mask.

Meanwhile, Culture Shecretary Nadine Dorriesh appeared to have choshen to shelf-medicate with sheveral treblesh of gin ash she shtrove to defend Johnshon againsht shtiff queshtioning from Channel 4'sh Krishnan Guru-Murthy:

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Channel 4 News
@Channel4News
"The Prime Minister tells the truth."

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries defends Boris Johnson after the publication of the Sue Gray report and following Met police reports that they have 300 images pertaining to Downing Street parties.

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The SNP's Ian Blackford had earlier been ejected by the Speaker after he refused to withdraw his remarks that Johnson had misled parliament and was a liar:

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Ian Blackford
@Ianblackford_MP
This is what truth to power looks like at Westminster. A liar is allowed to keep his place- I am forced to leave for telling the truth. He misled the house, he must go. Tories must look themselves in the mirror and ask if they can allow this to go on much longer? Remove him now.

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In what may become another viral video success, Peter Stefanovic sums up:

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Peter Stefanovic
@PeterStefanovi2
Faced with accusations that he has lied to Parliament Boris Johnson responded today…with lies

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