ASK. ONE. QUESTION. AT. A. TIME. JOURNALISTS. IF. YOU. DON’T. KNOW. HOW. TO. DO. THIS. I. CAN. TEACH. YOU.

“Prime Minister - Keir Starmer was right, wasn’t he?”

Keep your question short, make him answer it.

Basic principles of questioning.

If (as expected) he says “No” and waffles, the next journalist should follow up. Again, keep it short:

“You criticised Keir Starmer’s suggestion of a two-week lockdown, and are now having to impose a four-week lockdown. Why is this better?”

If the format is going to be rigged to give an evasive interviewee as much wiggle room as possible, journalists will have to act together. Strategically.

If he bans follow-ups, you need to identify the most important question and *keep asking it*. One after another.