Boris Johnson has said broadcaster Emily Maitlis was getting “pretty revved up” during their Channel 4 coverage of the US election, before he left the panel unexpectedly.The former prime minister claimed he was replaced on the panel because he had to catch a flight from Washington to London,

Johnson was present as a Trump supporter and, at one stage, Maitlis, who became a UK election night favourite after shutting down Nadine Dorries back in July, asked him about the “Trump-like behaviour” he “started importing” while he was prime minister.

Emily Maitlis was reprimanded for swearing by her co-host Krishnan Guru-Murthy during Channel 4’s lively coverage of the U.S. election in the UK. During more than eight hours of live broadcasting, Maitlis - the subject of separate Netflix and Amazon dramas for her piercing interview with Prince Andrew - remarked on the “bats**t” nature of

Channel 4 newsreader Emily Maitlis was forced to apologise after she was told off for swearing live on air during the coverage of the US election

U.K. news anchor Emily Maitlis was reprimanded by her co-host live on air after cursing during her coverage of the U.S. election. Maitlis, who is best known for her interview with Prince Andrew, was hosting Channel 4’s election coverage through the night,

Emily Maitlis admirers have expressed concern that her broadcasting tenure may be "over" following an abrupt on-air removal. While covering the US election results alongside Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Emily Maitlis inadvertently uttered a swearword.