‘I have consulted across the political spectrum, across all four nations of the UK…’ was perhaps his most outrageous and flagrant lie. https://t.co/HBmydkRqGO

— Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) May 10, 2020

That was by a country mile, the worst major statement I have ever seen a British Prime Minster give. Boris Johnson is so far out of his depth that he needs a deep sea trawler to come and rescue him.#COVID19

— James Melville 🚜 (@JamesMelville) May 10, 2020

This sums it up. #Borisjohnson and this government have no idea what they're doing. He's just making it up as he goes, no leadership whatsoever.
The worst pandemic in years & UK & USA have Bojo and T*rump leading us.
It was bound to be a massive disaster, doomed from the start. pic.twitter.com/AOByIjLmp1

— Prossy Kakooza (She/Her) (@Pkakooza) May 10, 2020

Is this garbled mathematical formula a response to comments about Angela Merkel being more on top of the subject than other leaders, as she brings "R" into her briefings?

The number of UK infections today is 219,183

So R has to be ‒219,179 to get the alert level down to 4 https://t.co/aJSm6sGqtI

— Peter Ungphakorn (also on Bluesky and Mastodon) (@CoppetainPU) May 10, 2020

I made you a Government COVID Slogan generator pic.twitter.com/qfCDRrLfzu

— Olaf Falafel (@OFalafel) May 10, 2020

I’ve been trying to write and rewrite a response to the Telegraph ripping off the title of Nelson Mandela’s autobiography to cover that incoherent Johnson speech and I just… can’t. pic.twitter.com/rskvp0ZoQ7

— Dr Charlotte Lydia Riley (@lottelydia) May 10, 2020

Either:
(i) Johnson and his government don’t know what “=“ means,
or
(ii) they don’t know what “+” means, or
(iii) they think we’re all idiots,
or
(iv) they’re cynical bastards who don’t care whether we live or die,
or
(v) most or all of the above. pic.twitter.com/BH8MNnl6Nc

— Martin O'Neill (@martin_oneill) May 10, 2020

Boris Johnson has set out a clear plan for the way ahead. The downside is that it makes no sense | The Independent https://t.co/Tktddh1mil

— John Ashton ( you, us, I) (@Johnrashton47) May 10, 2020

The reason Johnson can spew out gibberish about going to work but not using transport, or not going unless of course you're supposed to, is because he has no idea what ordinary life is like.

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) May 10, 2020

The worst thing about Brexit may not turn out to be Brexit – rather the fact that it gave a cadre of incompetent politicians the idea that they are geniuses

— Sathnam Sanghera (@Sathnam) May 10, 2020

Don't want to be too negative but I am much more worried about the next few months now than I was at 6.59pm this evening. Of course it's difficult. But I don't think they know what they're doing.

— stefanstern (@stefanstern) May 10, 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Sunday that Britain would soon impose a mandatory quarantine on travelers arriving in the country by air to try to avert a new wave of coronavirus infections https://t.co/0BnoDJ8B0d

— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 10, 2020

Exciting that we’re moving overnight from full lockdown to Bring Your Child To Work Day.

— Tom Hamilton (@thhamilton) May 10, 2020

If the real priority was saving lives then this is what a clear message from a leader should look like👇🏽 @NicolaSturgeon not the ambiguous one from @BorisJohnson that will kill 1000s more #StayHomeSaveLives pic.twitter.com/odKjj8gozv

— Aamer Anwar✊🏾🏳️‍🌈#BlackLivesMatter (@AamerAnwar) May 10, 2020

The vice president is self-isolating after his spokesperson, Katie Miller, tested positive for COVID-19. https://t.co/8MAVBvwzEZ

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) May 10, 2020

Some White House staff on AF2 weren’t informed VP had just been notified his aide had tested positive until plane had reached cruising altitude. Not given option to deplane. One staffer privately said perplexed trip wasn’t canceled. In Iowa, Pence got an earful of virus concerns.

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) May 10, 2020

NEWS: Iowa's Kim Reynolds may self isolate after her White House visit Wednesday. WH officials have been in contact with Iowa officials about situation. Iowa state medical director, Dr. Caitlin Pedati, who was also in coronavirus task force mtg Weds with VP staff, self isolating.

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) May 10, 2020

Trump's aides plan to hold several events this week to try to persuade the public that they're ready for a likely second wave of the virus this fall, with a specific focus on testing capacity and access to PPE. https://t.co/Rh3rZpreAn

— Axios (@axios) May 10, 2020

Trump has spent all morning rage-tweeting about Michael Flynn, Obama and attacking the FBI (btw, again, imagine if any other president did this?)

No tweets about dead Americans, or condolences, or news on a vaccine, or health guidelines, or inspiring words, etc. #sociopath

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) May 10, 2020

Trump tweets 100 times in one day as coronavirus death toll passes 80,000 https://t.co/lcV8s9T5L7

— The Independent (@Independent) May 10, 2020

Translation: “This is an advertisement for one of my businesses.” https://t.co/vAhdfZ94xY

— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) May 10, 2020

President Trump is reportedly using the coronavirus crisis not just to distract from his attacks on accountability, but also to get a dock installed at Mar-a-Lagohttps://t.co/7CdXlVcctJ

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) May 10, 2020

#BREAKING Russia accuses US of downplaying Soviet role in World War II pic.twitter.com/2SOysL82mD

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) May 10, 2020

The Trump administration has cited success stories in South Korea and Austria as it calls for Americans to return to work — but those countries moved faster than the U.S. to combat the pandemic and have been more cautious in reopening their economies https://t.co/9QgpIA3VvK

— Bloomberg (@business) May 10, 2020

Turkey unveils plan to revive tourism with health and hygiene certificates https://t.co/h2mZz9wsud

— The Independent (@Independent) May 10, 2020

A 130-member choir sang Bach’s St John Passion at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on March 8: 102 became ill and 4 have now died https://t.co/QWOn8Cut25

— Matthew Anderson (@MattAndersonNYT) May 10, 2020

Opinion is divided as to what would happen to one of these in an Irish park, but the consensus is "nothing good", and the timeline only varies inside ten minutes. https://t.co/U53V2qQI9O

— Jonathan Mills (@Muinchille) May 10, 2020