BBC News presenter Clive Myrie was pulled from hosting the BBC Ten O'Clock News over jokes he made about Boris Johnson on a comedy show, according to national reports. 58-year-old Myrie was taken off duty on Friday, June 16, at the last minute.
The move was made due to content boss Charlotte Moore's concern about accusations of anti-Tory bias after Myrie's role on Have I Got News for You the previous evening, The Mirror reports. The presenter made a number of jibes about Johnson throughout the programme.
"After being found by the House of Commons committee to have lied repeatedly, Boris Johnson takes the opportunity to deny that he’s ever been jogging or has a dog," Myrie quipped over footage of Johnson out jogging with his dog Dilyn. The concern is understood to have been related to Myrie's back-to-back appearances on Have I Got News for You and straight on to the late news bulletin.
