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Laura Kuenssberg accidentally sent Boris Johnson the briefing notes for their interview

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MayBee70 Thu 03-Oct-24 11:38:17

‘BBC presenter Laura Kuenssberg's scheduled interview with Boris Johnson has been cancelled, after she accidentally sent the former prime minister her briefing notes.
Boris Johnson: The Laura Kuenssberg Interview was due to be broadcast on Thursday evening on BBC One.
However, the BBC's former political editor said, external it was "not right for the interview to go ahead" after sharing notes with him which had been intended for her colleagues.
Kuenssberg described it as "embarrassing and disappointing", but that "red faces aside, honesty is the best policy".
The BBC said it had agreed with Johnson's team that cancelling the interview was "the best way forward".
Johnson is currently taking part in media interviews to promote his new memoir, which has also been recently serialised in a newspaper’.

Lisaangel10 Fri 04-Oct-24 19:19:33

london-post.co.uk/gb-news-to-screen-special-one-hour-interview-with-boris-johnson/

Freya5 Fri 04-Oct-24 19:56:48

OldFrill

DrWatson

For Flutterby, what on earth is that "I did vote him in, big mistake, and won't read anything by or about him now, same with M and H. The South Park thing said it all, don't read anything about them now."? Who are "M&H" (I know M&S, and 'M' is in James Bond) - and I thought South Park was a cartoon?!

For Wyllow3 - HURRAY! It was shown long ago that folk see and hear just what they want to see re politics, left and right wingers both claim bias, it's a bit like footy fans yelling at the ref, when their opinion depends at which end the incident happened?!

Both Labour and Tories have moaned about the BBC being against them at some point in the last 4 decades, and both have tried some moves to get more control over what is broadcast. Neutrals can therefore deduce that the BBC is broadly treading a line somewhere down the middle -- as it should be (despite their occasional misjudgements and incompetence).

Nor do I get the fuss about LK, she happily shredded Tory ministers as needed in the last 2 election campaigns (easy targets!), and had previously had Labour fans crying because she was supposedly nasty to poor lame-duck Corbyn, when she was just trying to get him to answer the question.

I think Flutterby refers to Meghan & Harry. There was a South Park programme where Boris featured.

M and H also featured in South Park.

henetha Fri 04-Oct-24 20:00:51

I just watched Tom Brady interview Boris on ITV. Boris hasn't changed a bit.

Allira Fri 04-Oct-24 20:52:59

henetha

I just watched Tom Brady interview Boris on ITV. Boris hasn't changed a bit.

I did watch, Boris has no shame.

Wyllow3 Fri 04-Oct-24 21:48:03

valdavi

I think she's pretty good, I think she likes or did like Boris but would spear him as neccessary regardless. As someone who's come to grief with email chains / includes many times, think it was probably just an error, if she'd been slipping him the notes illicitly she WOULD have checked the CCs.

I simply don't think she would deliberately act in a way that might scupper her career. She messed up.

NanKate Fri 04-Oct-24 22:25:29

I watched the ITV programme tonight and was annoyed with Tom Brady for posing questions and then not letting BJ answer them. He kept interrupting.

maddyfour Fri 04-Oct-24 23:25:03

I didn’t watch, I have no interest.
However, if as NanKate says, the interviewer kept interrupting and not allowing Johnson to speak properly, then I would have been annoyed. Fiona Bruce does it all the time on Question Time and I find it very annoying.

Mt61 Sat 05-Oct-24 17:24:52

I like Boris, can’t say the same of Starmer

Mt61 Sat 05-Oct-24 19:03:57

maddyfour

I didn’t watch, I have no interest.
However, if as NanKate says, the interviewer kept interrupting and not allowing Johnson to speak properly, then I would have been annoyed. Fiona Bruce does it all the time on Question Time and I find it very annoying.

Especially with NF, so rude!