MSNBC Reporter Tries to Get Guest to Politicize Boris Johnson's Health

Alex Christy | April 8, 2020
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[See NewsBusters for more.] With British Prime Minister Boris Johnson still in intensive care with COVID-19 on Wednesday, MSNBC's Keir Simmons reporting from London wondered if Johnson's "populist politics" may have something to do with his illness.

Former political advisor to Tony Blair, Matthew Doyle joined Simmons for the segment that started off innocently enough. Given that Britain's unwritten constitution, Simmons asked what happens when the prime minister is incapacitated given there is no British equivalent to the 25th Amendment.

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