Boris Johnson branded 'so cheap' by Krishnan Guru-Murthy during US election coverage

Boris Johnson was branded 'so cheap' by Channel 4 newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy arsenic helium attempted to plug his caller publication during unrecorded sum of the US election

Boris Johnson got a ticking disconnected for shamelessly promoting his memoir during a impermanent spot on Channel 4's US predetermination show.

Mere minutes into the unrecorded broadcast of 'America Decides: US Presidential Election', co-host Krishnan Guru-Murthy told the ex-PM to "put it away" and demanded "stop it, enough" arsenic Boris doubly tried to plug his caller book, adjacent attempting to flash it to the viewers.

Guru-Murthy slammed Johnson's stunt arsenic "so cheap". Johnson cheekily deed back: "There’s perfectly thing you tin bash to halt me... I’m allowed to plug my book." Channel 4 viewers loved erstwhile Strictly Come Dancing prima Guru-Murthy for calling the erstwhile Tory person retired connected nationalist TV.

"Shameless grifter and disgraced erstwhile PM Boris Johnson is called inexpensive by Krishnan Guru-Murthy arsenic helium keeps plugging his monolithic flop of a book," 1 wrote connected Twitter (X) arsenic the infinitesimal aired, with others revealing their disapproval astatine Johnson adjacent appearing connected the broadcast astatine all.

"Channel 4 would person been my go-to for the US Presidential Election results contiguous but unluckily they invited the lying charlatan Boris Johnson connected to speech up his bosom buddy Trump," 1 fumed. "Quite cute of Channel 4 to instrumentality retired a aforesaid serving charlatan and liar similar Boris Johnson to support Trump each nighttime connected @c4news #USAElections2024 #borisjohnson," different raged, arsenic a 3rd stated: "Channel 4 person f*cked this up by having Boris Johnson connected their predetermination coverage."

Johnson, 60, has been engaged hyping up his latest work, 'Unleashed', which dropped past month. The hefty 784-page tome delves into his tenure astatine Downing Street from 2019 to 2022, covering large events similar Brexit and the coronavirus crisis. News anchor Guru-Murthy is steering Channel 4's archetypal all-night US predetermination sum since '92 with ex-Newsnight big Emily Maitlis by his side.

They'll beryllium joined successful the Washington DC workplace by governmental commentators and celebs, including Boris, arsenic America chooses betwixt Democratic hopeful Kamala Harris oregon incumbent Donald Trump. The impermanent database boasts names similar Republican state and TV property Caitlyn Jenner, and Stormy Daniels, who was embroiled successful Trump's hush wealth ungraded pursuing their alleged affair.

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