Former British prime minister kept bringing up his memoir despite being warned to ‘put it away’ and was later replaced on TV panel
Boris Johnson holds up his book as he sits alongside Carol Moseley Braun, the first African American woman elected to the US Senate, during Channel 4’s US election coverage.Boris Johnson holds up his book as he sits alongside Carol Moseley Braun, the first African American woman elected to the US Senate, during Channel 4’s US election coverage.
It was not clear whether Johnson’s exit from the programme had been planned or if he had departed early.Channel 4 newsreader Guru-Murthy told Johnson to “put it away” and “stop it, enough” as he twice referenced his new book and attempted to hold it up to viewers. Guru-Murthy described the former prime minister’s actions as “so cheap”.
When asked about following in Trump’s footsteps regarding a political comeback if he was to win the presidential election, Johnson said: “The answer is obviously contained in Unleashed where you’ll find the full discussion of this subject.” Co-host Emily Maitlis told him: “We are not all going to read your book, so just tell us, do you want to have a political comeback … You can’t actually answer a single question.”
Johnson responded: “By the way Emily I’ve answered all your questions all night. Currently I am blissfully engaged promoting my book Unleashed, available in all good book stores.”Later in the programme, Johnson was replaced on the Channel 4 panel by Michael Cohen who served as a lawyer to former president Trump. Guru-Murthy told viewers: “Boris Johnson has been fired for banging on about his book.
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