CHANNEL 4 presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy has apologised after being caught on camera using obscene language to describe a Tory MP.
The Channel 4 news presenter, 52, was overheard calling Northern Ireland Minister Steve Baker a “c***” outside Downing Street when he didn’t realise he was on air.
In the full exchange, which went out on a live feed from outside the PM’s residence, Guru-Murthy addresses Baker following his interview.
“Thanks a lot, Steve,” he starts by saying. Then, apparently in response to what Mr Baker said, he adds: “It wasn’t a stupid question, Steve, you know it, I’m very happy to go up against you on Truss any day.”
He then laughs before saying, seemingly to himself, “what a c***,” and then laughing again.
The clip was picked up by viewers of the live stream, who quickly shared it on social media.
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One Twitter user wrote: “Did the presenter just call Steve Baker a c*** after the interview?! I don’t think they expected that to be heard on the live feed.”
Guru-Murthy, who is the main anchor on Channel 4 News, later took to Twitter himself to apologise.
“After a robust interview with Steve Baker MP I used a very offensive word in an unguarded moment off air,” he said.
“While it was not broadcast that word in any context is beneath the standards I set myself and I apologise unreservedly.”
He added: “I have reached out to Steve Baker to say sorry.”
Steve Baker has since replied to the tweet, saying: “I appreciate you apologising. Thank you.”
It comes on a dramatic day in Westminster which has seen a senior minister resign and the Chief Whip step down, overshadowing the government defeating a vote by Labour which would have seen a ban on fracking reinstated.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman said she had resigned over a “technical infringement of rules” after sending an official document from her personal email.
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Grant Shapps, who was Transport Secretary under Boris Johnson, has replaced Braverman in the Home Office.
Her resignation comes just a week after Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was fired.
