This BBC presenter took a minute to tell the world exactly where the UK is right now and it’s quite the watch

John Plunkett. Updated December 22nd, 2020

Over on BBC News, journalist Ros Atkins thought he’d take a moment to tell the world exactly where the UK is right now and it’s quite the watch.

I took a minute of our show earlier to try and capture for our viewers around the world the extraordinarily uncertain moment the UK has arrived at. ⁦@BBCWorld⁩ pic.twitter.com/Bt3hweRXxe

— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) December 21, 2020

It’s one thing to know this, quite another to have it summed up for you in quite such a brutal and masterly fashion.

Here are just a few of the things people were saying about it after the clip went viral on Twitter.

Christ what a summary. https://t.co/aO7miPCd0f

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) December 21, 2020

‘A dank, dark day is matched by profoundly uncertain times’ pic.twitter.com/bc1ZcXKGtk

— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) December 21, 2020

This guy should be on the main bulletins. Tells it straight https://t.co/Ab4cnIMlka

— ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) December 21, 2020

https://twitter.com/TobyonTV/status/1341151154936410112?s=20

No nonsense factual reporting. Grim but true. More of this, please. https://t.co/7EZ5Erf6vY

— Annette Dittert  (@annettedittert) December 21, 2020

Imagine getting this preview last Christmas pic.twitter.com/icn5QyBuoX

— Jonathan Lis (@jonlis1) December 22, 2020

‘Grandad. What was it like living through Christmas 2020?’

‘Well…pic.twitter.com/smjAqq9rNt

— The Poke (@ThePoke) December 21, 2020

And if you think the presenter looks familiar it might be because you saw him do this last month, a perfect summary of Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and the unfortunate (hilarious) Four Seasons mix up.

The story of Four Seasons Total Landscaping – with thanks @jeremyrroebuck and colleagues at @PhillyInquirer, plus @washingtonpost. And@_RichardHall who was there. pic.twitter.com/h7QaSx3dv4

— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) November 9, 2020

And you can follow @BBCRosAtkins on Twitter here.

Source Twitter @BBCRosAtkins