Sunak denies calling poor parents 'freeloaders' at Covid inquiry

When questioned during the Covid inquiry, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak denied calling poor parents "freeloaders."

"I didn't say those words, I don't recollect anyone saying those words," Sunak said.

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[dopelyrics]

Calling Sunak a lying, rat-faced weasel is an insult to actual genuinely good hearted rat-faced weasels

[jasonheaford]

An MP calling needy families freeloaders whilst they milk the expenses system paid for with our taxes for all its worth is disgusting.

[kanedNunable]

the irony being the biggest leeches off the country has been him and his family.

[GaryV-ph]

In the past 13 years the Tories have put considerably more families into poverty than they've help out of poverty.

[lesleywright]

Of course he’s going to deny it, we all know he said it and a lot worse! Mostly on his “lost” what’s app messages no doubt, Funny how he can never recollect the shocking disgraceful things he’s said but can remember only the things that benefit him! Lying under oath is criminal offence isn’t it! Not for this lot obviously! Absolutely sickening!

[josephhenry]

This from the man who addressed the richest constituency in the UK TO REASSURE THEM THERE WOULD BE NO LEVELLING UP MONEY LEAVING THEIR LEAFY SUBURBS.

[gavinburdge]

You can see he did by his smirking it's bloody disgusting that they are not telling him why are you smirking

[billgordon]

Seems to be a lot of things him and Boris can’t remember from the pandemic however they seem to recall every single thing and statistic about what the Labour Party have done wrong from over 12 years ago

[sharonramsey]

So many lies, Sunak wouldn’t know the truth if he fell over it.

[peterbarber]

Interesting he looked at the floor when answering the question, or was it the soles of his shoes? Despicable and untrustworthy to be generous.

[thesamsquatch]

The irony of Tories calling anyone else freeloaders is hilarious.

[thesocialmediascientistmbe]

Every time in Parliament poverty / food banks / higher taxes are mentioned he has the same smug little grin on his face.

[KebabMusicLtd]

The guy asking the question seemed to treat Sunak with kid-gloves today. Why didn't he want the evidence projected onto the screen so we could all see it?

[darkghost]

Absolutely no eye contact whatsoever when answering that,

[KathleenHammett-hrgy]

Sunak, the multi billionaire looks down on poorer people, well colour me shocked 😏

[enablerbro]

Presumably the smug little individual called the public much worse in his whatsapp messages that he refuses to hand over to the inquiry. Reigned over by the least among us.

[samwright]

im sorry i got caught for being selfish and incompetent and not caring about the people of this country

[pjay]

I find it amazing how these politicians can barely remember anything that happened during Covid, until they're asked specifically about saying or doing something negative, and suddenly they know exactly what happened and can talk with perfect recall about why they didn't do it!!

[doctordeej]

As usual an answer requiring a simple “yes or no” becomes a party political/election broadcast.

[AngSH]

When he simply could of said no, I did not and followed it with "..Well you can see what we did for the most vulnerable.." YES BY FORCE THEY ACTUALLY DID THAT!! A Footballer made sure they did other wise it wouldn't of happened! So making out that "they" did something and people could see what they did, is a shameful answer to give, trying to take it away from Rashford and his mum!!