The BBC has canceled a deliberate interview with Boris Johnson after presenter Laura Kuenssberg by accident despatched the previous UK prime minister her briefing notes.
In a put up on X (previously Twitter), Kuenssberg mentioned the error was “embarrassing and disappointing” after she had supposed to share the doc with colleagues.
Boris Johnson: The Laura Kuenssberg Interview was attributable to broadcast on Thursday at 7.30pm, however will now get replaced within the BBC1 schedule.
“Whereas prepping to interview Boris Johnson tomorrow, by mistake I despatched our briefing notes to him in a message meant for my staff. That clearly means it’s not proper for the interview to go forward,” Kuenssberg mentioned.
“It’s very irritating, and there’s no level pretending it’s something aside from embarrassing and disappointing, as there are many necessary inquiries to be requested. However pink faces apart, honesty is one of the best coverage.”
Kuenssberg is without doubt one of the BBC’s most skilled journalists, having spent seven years because the broadcaster’s political editor. She now fronts Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.
A spokesperson for BBC Information mentioned: “Tomorrow’s interview with Boris Johnson received’t be going forward. As Laura has defined, interview briefing notes meant for colleagues had been inadvertently shared with him. This makes an interview tomorrow untenable. Below the circumstances, each the BBC and Mr Johnson’s staff have agreed that is one of the simplest ways ahead.”
