Michael Gove contradicts himself moments after 'guaranteeing' teachers will be safe at school

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This guy couldn’t guarantee a piss-up at a brewery. Please 🤷🏽‍♂️😩😂😂😂

It’s aVirus it will float for years under the surface then like Jaws suddenly appear and bite us! There will always be an element of Risk reduced by Proactive personal hygiene and Self Distancing. Without a Vaccine Herd Immunity is the only answer sadly

No wonder he doesn't like experts

Ach, he misspoke by saying what he wished he could say. No one likes being the face that carries the message that will kill children, except maybe climate change deniers who are selfish scum. Honesty is good, but an internet based system of home education would be far better.

It was priceless...not even 10 mins between mixed messaging and I love how international comparisons are so last year...yet when it suits the Govt are really important for us to listen to!

Cos the lot of them haven't got a clue what to do/say

Instinctive liars always contradict themselves.

Tripping in his own poo

A couple of months ago they said care homes were low risk! No confidence in this government! Keep your child home and safe

Asshat

Well, Eaton and others are closed until September you know 🥱

The Govavirus

The real Michael Gove.

After NHS workers blackmailed into working 'Your our heroes', teachers are being blackmailed by 'You owe it to the kids' - politics of the rich and elite at the expense of the masses HowDemocracyRolls schoolreopening

Really !!!

IDickson258 Well... Michael Gove advising the BMA to broaden the scope of their scientific reading! And ‘children only get one chance at education’, no mention that children only get once chance at life. I know which I’d choose any day

Why is it news that a Tory lied? Tories are inept self serving bullshitters. They're sacrificing the working class at the altar of capitalism & experimenting with state schools, before sending their own kids back to their expensive private schools in September.

Oh behave, no one can 100% guarantee the safety of someone else.

Nothing new there then.....I bet he used that loosely clenched fist too as he does all the time....it's the same for him as fingers crossed behind the back the tories use.

British blue are as confused as American red. It's a fact. THIS man is only good in backing for his master and saying yaaaah

This is all very simple. We know the risk is low. If teachers don’t go back, fine, but they should have their pay cut until they do. No vaccine for a long time and life must go on.

this is the scumbag who, after all, lied through his teeth about brexit, knifed johnson in the back in 2016 + who is married to a daily mail hack

I know just watched him on marr. Oh yes we can guarantee everyone will be save. Then he said the only way too stay safe is not too go out. Mr gove like your other Tory pals in johnson, Hancock don't go promising things that you know you can't get done.

The definition of Gove in a dictionary is : Clusterfuck

“If you really care about children....” This is the go-to phrase from the Government. Of course we do but teachers are also worried about their safety. This is emotional blackmail. AndrewMarr9 marr

Not Gove surely?!

Because he's a liar. He can't keep up with his own lies. Typical Tory.

Have always said it, always will. Iago crossed with Macbeth. Unadulterated evil with ears.

It’s really very simple. He can’t absolutely 100% guarantee you won’t get hit by a bus if you go outside today, but that isn’t a good reason to spend your life cowering at home. If teachers choose not to work, they shouldn’t expect to be paid.

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