Victoria Derbyshire was everyone’s hero today after magnificently holding Robert Jenrick to account
Over on Newsnight, Victoria Derbyshire went viral with this magnificent exchange with immigration minister Robert Jenrick on Thursday night’s programme.
Derbyshire was naturally interested to hear what Jenrick and Rishi Sunak’s government were going to do about the UK asylum backlog which has hit a record high of more than 175,000 people. Oh, and who was responsible for it getting that high.
And it just gets better and better.
The brilliant Victoria Derbyshire holding @RobertJenrick to account on #Newsnight was a really enjoyable watch.#PoliticsLive #Sunackered #GeneralElectionN0W#bbcqt pic.twitter.com/wepehtvKVn
— Mike H (@mikoh123) September 21, 2023
It’s Jenrick’s attempted blink reset at 57 seconds that we like the most.
And here are just a few of the things people were saying about it after the interview went viral on Friday.
THIS IS HOW ALL POLITICIANS SHOULD BE INTERVIEWED.
— Just Neil (@Neilovichi) September 22, 2023
Well done Victoria. An absolute hopeless performance by Jenrick.
— Andy (@antligen23) September 22, 2023
She's so good. Calm, fearless and clever. One of the best.
— Kat J Trimble (@KatTrimble) September 22, 2023
Did you notice his eye started twitching? Victoria really got under his skin. I wish more journalists were like this
— Jo (@JoJoWildBlonde) September 22, 2023
Excellent interviewer and the comment ‘you are just talking yourself out of time’ spot on. Why do these politicians continue to spout complete nonsense and expect to get away with it, probably because the media allows them to – we definitely need more like Victoria!
— Gilly (@Gilly09934700) September 22, 2023
To conclude …
All rise for the fantastic Victoria Derbyshire, handing Robert Jenrick his arse on a plate
Delicious #GeneralElectionNow https://t.co/o7azSGX3iQ— Alison Citrine FBPE #resist (@alison1928) September 22, 2023
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