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Marianne Eloise
Dec 05, 2019
When was the last time you actually sat down on Christmas Day to watch the Queen's speech? And could you even say definitively when in the day it is?
Nope, us neither. But when Corbyn, in an ITV interview, seemed to say the same thing, Tory supporters immediately jumped to act like it was some kind of indication that he's not fit to be prime minister.
Does @jeremycorbyn make time for the Queen's speech? He tells @julieetchitv: "We don't watch TV very much on Chris… https://t.co/eTMbVmLlOl— ITV News (@ITV News) 1575466227
Maybe, along with most of the population (other than less than 10%), Corbyn really doesn't watch the Queen's speech. But unlike the rest of us, he has some pretty good excuses.
While we're all stuffing our faces, arguing with our families and watching Christmas films, Corbyn is helping out at homeless shelters to feed and chat to those less fortunate.
trying hard to not become a mawkish, sentimental parody of 'a very online labour guy', but fuckin hell jeremy https://t.co/aZuPLcSSPF— Stan Account (@Stan Account) 1575377375
Still, many have jumped on it as an opportunity to criticise the Labour leader.
The interview, with Julie Etchingham, has been shared by Tory supporters as if it's an intense interrogation with a key question that Corbyn is "dodging".
The transcript of Corbyn claiming to @julieetchitv in ITV Tonight interview that he watches the Queen on Christmas… https://t.co/jD0ViKfOgw— John Stevens (@John Stevens) 1575461881
It turns out that the poor man can't even help the homeless without it being used against him...
Jeremy Corbyn missed this Queen’s Speech, 2018. He spent Christmas visiting a North London Homeless refuge. He did… https://t.co/brgQcPcuHl— Tory Fibs (@Tory Fibs) 1575475520
Since the extract from the interview was shared online, many people have been quick to defend Corbyn by also admitting that they have never even watched the Queen's Speech let alone know what time of day it is on.
The media are now attacking Corbyn for not watching the Queen’s Speech on Christmas Day. On Christmas day, Jeremy… https://t.co/oNRiwcKd6b— Freddie (@Freddie) 1575485623
I'm pretty glad that @jeremycorbyn is too busy to watch the Queen's Speech. https://t.co/jZ0nDccdfn— Sarah_Woolley (@Sarah_Woolley) 1575469200
In an ITV interview, Julie Etchingham gives Jeremy Corbyn a hard time over not watching the Queen's Christmas Day m… https://t.co/eVRDpTzzEG— Peter Walker (@Peter Walker) 1575463066
It has also inspired a lot of jokes.
For the record, I don’t watch the Queen’s Speech because it gets in the way of my busy pigs in blanket schedule and… https://t.co/7tyXhUZ48I— Lisa Holdsworth (@Lisa Holdsworth) 1575467142
Why would anyone watch the Queen’s Speech when they could just put Succession on again?— Jonathan Dean (@Jonathan Dean) 1575465927
Corbyn should just tweet some mad gear now: “I watch the embargoed version of the Queen’s speech, Julie, sorry if you don’t get it “— Mark Di Stefano (@Mark Di Stefano) 1575464152
I'd be willing to bet that not even the Queen bother's to listen to the Queen's speech on Xmas day— John Crace (@John Crace) 1575466271
FYI: If you really want to know, 'The Queen's Christmas Broadcast' is aired at 3 pm on Christmas Day.
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