Boris Johnson says Emily Maitlis descended ‘into madness’ during US election

Boris Johnson has said broadcaster Emily Maitlis was getting “pretty revved up” during their Channel 4 sum of the US election, earlier helium near the sheet unexpectedly.

The erstwhile premier curate claimed helium was replaced connected the sheet due to the fact that helium had to drawback a formation from Washington to London, aft co-host Krishnan Guru-Murthy told viewers helium was “fired” for plugging his caller memoir passim the broadcast.

“I had the large privilege of spending US predetermination nighttime with Emily Maitlis arsenic she began her gradual descent into madness,” Mr Johnson said successful his file for the Daily Mail.

“Unfortunately, I had to permission the Channel 4 workplace aboriginal – to drawback a level backmost from Washington to London.

“So I missed the spot wherever those plaything states began turning Republican red, and erstwhile Emily seemingly started swearing successful frustration.

“But I could already spot that she was getting beauteous revved up.”

During the broadcast, the brace butted heads erstwhile Maitlis asked if Mr Johnson was readying to travel successful Mr Trump’s footsteps regarding a governmental comeback, to which helium suggested the reply was contained successful his caller memoir titled Unleashed.

Maitlis told him: “We are not each going to work your book, truthful conscionable archer us, bash you privation to person a governmental comeback… You can’t really reply a azygous question.”

The erstwhile premier curate responded: “By the mode Emily I’ve answered each your questions each night. Currently I americium blissfully engaged promoting my publication Unleashed, disposable successful each bully publication stores.”

After being challenged, Mr Johnson claimed: “Here is Channel 4 news, tally by Ian Katz, sitting present doing the aforesaid aged stunt that you tried successful 2004 taking a massively skewed attack to a US election.

“I’m not lasting for predetermination here.”

The broadcast besides saw Stormy Daniels, the pistillate astatine the centre of Mr Trump’s hush wealth proceedings pursuing an affair, inquire Mr Johnson: “Would you permission your girl unsocial with Donald Trump?” aft helium had described their friendship.

“I don’t spot wherefore not… yes,” Mr Johnson said astatine the time, describing his acquisition of Mr Trump arsenic “courteous” and “polite”.

On reflection successful his paper column, Mr Johnson wrote: “Having thought astir it I should accidental that I would surely beryllium a spot disquieted astir leaving the President-elect unsocial with immoderate of my progeny – but lone retired of interest for the idiosyncratic information of Donald Trump.”

A typical for Maitlis has been contacted for comment.