Ex-Home secretary David Blunkett says the public is being “hectored” by ministers

THE former Home Secretary David Blunkett says hte public is being “hectored” by ministers.

During an interview on the Today programme on BBC 4, the Labour life peer said this is particularly the case during daily coronavirus briefings.

He said: “Actually we talk, talk, talk and we hector people, I mean the daily press briefings now just become a Sermon on the Mount.”

Virtual briefings in line with social distancng measures make it difficult for journalists to question ministers.

Telegraph political columnist Michael Deacon, deemed them ‘a complete waste of time.’answers.

‘If we could get a right of reply to our questions I think it would be more worthwhile for everyone.’

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