Boris Johnson’s interview with the BBC has been cancelled (Image: Getty)
BBC presenter Laura Kuenssberg’s scheduled interview with Boris Johnson is “untenable” after she accidentally sent the former prime minister her briefing notes, the has said.
: The Laura Kuenssberg Interview was due to be broadcast tonight on One.
In a statement, the said: “The interview with won’t be going ahead.
“Interview briefing notes meant for colleagues were inadvertently shared with him. This makes an interview tomorrow untenable.
“Under the circumstances, both the and Mr Johnson’s team have agreed this is the best way forward.”
The ‘s former political editor said it was “not right for the interview to go ahead” after sharing notes with him which had been intended for her colleagues.
Don’t miss…
Ms Kuenssberg described it as “embarrassing and disappointing” but that “red faces aside, honesty is the best policy”.
The said it had agreed with Mr Johnson’s team that cancelling the interview was “the best way forward”.
Ms Kuenssberg, presenter of the ’s flagship Sunday political interview show, said she sent Mr Johnson the notes “in a message meant for my team”.
Mr Johnson, Prime Minister from 2019 to 2022, has an upcoming memoir, Unleashed, that will be published next week.
Ms Kuenssberg previously investigated his government in Panorama – Partygate: Inside the Storm, and looked back at the recent Conservative years in a three-part Two series, Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos.
In a post on X last night, Ms Kuenssberg wrote: “While prepping to interview tomorrow, by mistake I sent our briefing notes to him in a message meant for my team.
“That obviously means it’s not right for the interview to go ahead.
“It’s very frustrating, and there’s no point pretending it’s anything other than embarrassing and disappointing, as there are plenty of important questions to be asked.
“But red faces aside, honesty is the best policy. See you on Sunday.”
Presenters usually work with a team of researchers to prepare a brief ahead of a major interview.
The process usually includes gathering biographical material about the subject, highlighting controversies, and coming up with suggested lines of questioning.
A spokesman for Mr Johnson declined to comment.