A press conference at Tory HQ at least had some entertainment value even if there was nothing of importance to say
There was a time when you knew where you were with a press conference. You would go along on the assumption that the person or organisation who had called it had something important to say. Something that might approximate to news.
But we live in ever more confusing days. So now we’ve reached the point where Kemi Badenoch and Mel Stride will do almost anything for attention. Where a press conference is just another excuse for a therapy session where they can unload their familiar grievances on to journalists. It’s the only way they can get anyone to listen.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/01/a-sketch-writers-benefit-an-april-fool-either-way-big-thanks-to-mel-and-kemi
Author : John Crace
Publish date : 2025-04-01 16:23:00
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