No 10 invites public to submit questions for daily coronavirus press conference
Source: The Guardianh
Earlier this year Boris Johnson experimented with holding a “people’s PMQs” on Facebook on Wednesday afternoons. Generally they were dreadful and, with coronavirus becoming a more serious issue in February and early March, No 10 seemed happy to abandon them.
But the concept of getting Johnson to respond directly to questions from members of the public has not been abandoned, and No 10 is now inviting non-journalists to submit questions for the afternoon press conference. One question will be selected every day (alongside the questions from journalists), and the questioner will be invited to record a video, or to just submit their question in writing.
You can apply to take part here.
One drawback is that questions have to be submitted by midday. At that point we don’t normally know who will be holding the press conference.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/apr/27/uk-coronavirus-live-news-boris-johnson-back-at-work-amid-talk-of-easing-lockdown?page=with:block-5ea6b0f38f08fa2bdcb1c0eb#block-5ea6b0f38f08fa2bdcb1c0eb
