More than 100,000 Britons have died from the coronavirus pandemic, official data showed, a grim new milestone. The country has lost more people to the virus than the number of civilians who were killed in World War Two https://t.co/NPyvhyevsw pic.twitter.com/gJtXblgAGJ
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 26, 2021
'We truly did everything that we could, and continue to do everything that we can, to minimise loss of life and to minimise suffering' says @BorisJohnson as the UK reaches 100,000 reported Covid deaths https://t.co/2xH2nToWce pic.twitter.com/CzvmL9DiqH
— ITV News (@itvnews) January 26, 2021
UK's 'tsunami' of grief as coronavirus deaths pass 100,000 https://t.co/bUlpedgzPq
— The Independent (@Independent) January 26, 2021
Last April, much-maligned, Neil Ferguson warned of 100,000 coronavirus deaths if UK lockdown lifted early https://t.co/SOzZVEh5pC via @MailOnline
— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) January 26, 2021
The truly sobering statistic is that half of the 100,000 deaths have happened since November. The virus was not “unprecedented” then; we’d had the precedent of the preceding nine months.
— Stig Abell (@StigAbell) January 26, 2021
100,000 dead, and I keep thinking about those gobshite grifters pushing their anti-vaxx / Covid hoax snake oil – thereby mocking the relentless graft of the NHS frontline. They should be ashamed of themselves.
— Sue Perkins 💙 (@sueperkins) January 26, 2021
No weddings and 100,000 funerals. What a year 😢#DowningStreetBriefing #ToryCovidCatastrophe pic.twitter.com/4G71eSHSOY
— Paul Burgon (@burgon_paul) January 26, 2021
From nurses to shopkeepers, doctors to bus drivers – more than 100,000 people have died during the coronavirus pandemic.
— BBC_HaveYourSay (@BBC_HaveYourSay) January 26, 2021
Thank you to those families who have told us about their loved ones.
We invite you to share your tributes and stories too. https://t.co/Mrpx3ttbsI
It’s not just Boris Johnson who bears responsibility for the UK’s catastrophic performance. Rishi Sunak recklessly encouraged workers back to offices, diners to eat out and lobbied against strict restrictions. https://t.co/9tBCa6nbFJ
— George Eaton (@georgeeaton) January 26, 2021
Thousands sign petition to cancel the £120m ‘Festival of Brexit’ planned by the Tories https://t.co/EibIJq4NKY
— The Independent (@Independent) January 26, 2021
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TRUMP LOOKS SET TO WALK FROM IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
The Senate has voted 55-45 to reject a Republican effort to stop Trump's impeachment trial https://t.co/AXNkJI28p8 pic.twitter.com/aJHsnIAlbl
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 26, 2021
McConnell votes with Rand Paul that an impeachment trial of an ex-president is unconstitutional
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) January 26, 2021
On impeachment (with a handful of exceptions), the GOP has basically gone from pretending nothing leading up to January 6th happened, to pretending January 6th didn't happen either.
— John A. Daly (@JohnDalyBooks) January 26, 2021
The Senate vote on whether to convict Trump should be a secret ballot.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) January 26, 2021
If Republican senators had integrity and if Trump supporters were peaceful, this wouldn’t be necessary. But they don't and they’re not — so here we are. pic.twitter.com/eqw8PhHbo0
Senate Rules Are Carved In Stone — Until They’re Not: The Filibuster Fight Is Just Beginning https://t.co/uXrjN9eBKt pic.twitter.com/PeokLBQdt8
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) January 26, 2021
NEW: Senators Tim Kaine & Susan Collins are privately pitching their colleagues on a bipartisan resolution censuring former President Trump, three sources familiar with the discussions tell @axioshttps://t.co/uLfbvv9OIV
— Alayna Treene (@alaynatreene) January 26, 2021
Ron Johnson says he shares Rob Portman’s concerns about the divisive and rancorous atmosphere of national politics, for which he disavows responsibility: “No, I don’t believe I’ve contributed to this at all.”
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) January 26, 2021
"In one post, from January 2019, Greene liked a comment that said 'a bullet to the head would be quicker' to remove House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In other posts, Greene liked comments about executing FBI agents who, in her eyes, were part of the 'deep state' working against Trump." https://t.co/7nXBCnwfP2
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 26, 2021
Earlier Tuesday, @SenatorLeahy was sworn in to preside over the impeachment trial. https://t.co/KJfofzXriV https://t.co/BPPAxkXfcW
— Staci D Kramer (@sdkstl) January 26, 2021
The Overnight Note 