Can we talk about Boris Johnson's chronic dishonesty? I don't just mean his over-optimistic promises, then lying about whether he's achieved them (e.g. frictionless trade, no GB/NI border, 'world-leading' Covid measures). It's also the everyday deceptions. (1/n)

E.g.1 today at #PMQ's, Johnson stated that government first knew of the dangers of the new Covid variant on 18th December, when Hancock spoke in Parliament about it on the 14th (in answer to a question on why he was so complacent on the 16th). 2/n

E.g.2 Later in #PMQs, in answer to a question on Universal Credit, he answered that it was 'stunning' that Labour plans to abolish it, clearly implying that Labour has no plans to replace it. Deceptive, if not an actual, direct lie. 3/n

How do we deal with this continual dishonesty from the PM? Are Tories happy to put up with it? (Perhaps a Q for @steve4good & @GoodwinMJ). Do @BBCNews and other media have a duty just to pass on the lies, or to give health warnings, as they now do with Trump. 4/n

In other words, what's the best way of dealing with lying leaders in a democracy? 5/5

Is this lying or incompetence? https://twitter.com/J_I_Jones/status/1349413853063479298?s=19