Boris ah um err ah uh

Gavin Williamson is another diabolical (you know, erm) speaker. I find him hard to take seriously.

Mr Speaker told Johnson that

“Sometimes he really ought to try to answer the question”

Who else does it ? All of them because they don’t friggin know the answers !

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This kind of stuttering isn't a condition. It is used to give thinking time when they are asked a question they don't want to answer. All politicians do it.

Matt Hancock!

Who else do you think speaks in the same way?

He doesn't have a stammer. He is a supposedly educated man who is in a leadership role and is perfectly capable of speaking clearly when what he is going to say is written down for him. I think a lot of his err ah mode (thank you AGAA4) is a combination of an irritating mannerism and a realisation that he doesn't actually know the answer to the question he has been asked. Most of the questions cannot be a big surprise, so perhaps he should spend a bit more time on preparation for PMQs and press conferences.

I shall now put on my tin hat and retire behind the sofa.

I agree Gwyneth and 99% of the time regardless of who it is I find myself shouting that at the tv too Parsley.

I'm surprised at those who find stammering or stuttering a joke or show impatience with a person whose speech is hesitant for whatever reason.

Why is it only Boris singled out here? They all do it. I also find many of them very difficult to listen to.

It can be hard going listening to Boris when he is in err ah mode.

I like Dead ringers where he hrumphs and grumphs and "Bad Boris" suddenly emerges.

I find the majority of them hard to listen too TBH.

I kept shouting “Answer the question!”