It makes them look like they do not care about putting on a good show, because they do not feel they need to and they find it funnier to present an obvious circus.
It also might be doubling as a public punishment for the spies for being sloppy. Putting them on TV like that is directly telling them that their careers are over.
If lucky, they might be transformed into celebrities, just for the annoyance value to the UK.
Is the international politics equivalent of telling someone to stop hitting themselves, after grabbing their wrist and whacking them in the face with their own hand.
It also might be doubling as a public punishment for the spies for being sloppy. Putting them on TV like that is directly telling them that their careers are over.
If lucky, they might be transformed into celebrities, just for the annoyance value to the UK.
Is the international politics equivalent of telling someone to stop hitting themselves, after grabbing their wrist and whacking them in the face with their own hand.