Read our privacy notice Thanks for signing up to theIndyArts email {{ #verifyErrors }} {{ message }} {{ /verifyErrors }} {{ ^verifyErrors }} Something went wrong. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }}BBC newsreader Clive Myrie was reportedly pulled from last Friday’s episode (16 June) of the News at Ten, after making jokes about Boris Johnson on the broadcaster’s comedy show Have I Got News For You, which aired the same evening. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free“There wasn’t a specific joke that triggered the request,” an insider told The Times. The move sparked chaos in BBC sports programming as his fellow presenters, pundits and commentators staged a boycott in solidarity. In April, BBC chairman Richard Sharp resigned after breaking rules over dealings with Johnson ahead of his appointment.

Source: The Times June 23, 2023 00:51 UTC