Rolling on the floor laughing Bless her.”Ms Rigby's question demanded to know whether the Government was "trading off" people's health with economic needs.See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper,order back issues and use the historic Daily Expressnewspaper archive. This briefing was an embarrassment, & no scientists!”But another hit out at Raab and said: “Dominic Raab is a really horrible person talking down to people like he has done this briefing: ‘As I’m explaining to you, very clearly, step by step.One wrote on Twitter: “Dominic Raab is Billy-No-Mates at the #DailyBriefing without any scientists to back him up.”Health Minster Edward Argar said in the Commons that the review into the rule would strike the right balance between health and businessOne Twitter user wrote: “Dullard Beth Rigby silenced as she introduces a ’12-metre’ COVID-19 rule. "But as we bring the incidents and transmission rate down, depending on the setting, it's something that can be looked at.Another said: “Lol at Beth Rigby...what ‘12’ metre rule is that then?
She has worked as a political journalist for nearly a decade, covering two general elections, the Scottish independence and EU referendums, and all the twists and turns of Brexit.She was also chair of the parliamentary lobby in 2015.Beth is political editor, bringing you the latest news and analysis from Westminster.Beth has interviewed the biggest names in British politics, from Theresa May to Tony Blair, as well as breaking exclusive stories around cabinet reshuffles, splits and the Brexit crisis.Before joining Sky, Beth worked as a newspaper journalist for nearly two decades at The Times and Financial Times, where she held a variety of positions including media editor, deputy political editor and consumer industries editor.A former financial journalist, she won awards for her work as the Financial Times' retail correspondent and hedge fund writer. "So we're still going to make sure that all the policy decisions we take are underpinned by the science. On Monday it was Pret A Manger's turn to announce lay-offs as the food-to-go chain warned it would have to close 30 stores and lose "1,000 plus jobs" if sales of sandwiches and take-out soup don't get back to at least half of their pre-coronavirus levels by September. While another worried tweeter added: “Raab is clearly trying to beat the record for the shortest briefing. SKY NEWS journalist Beth Rigby suffered an embarassing slip of the tongue at the Government's daily press briefing, prompting Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to have to … Beth is political editor, bringing you the latest news and analysis from Westminster.