Have I Got News For You host ‘leaves’ BBC show after Andrea Jenkyns’ Boris Johnson remark | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

Amol Rajan upped out of his seat and pretended to stroll off set, jokily claiming to have been placed on the flawed present, as he hosted Have I Obtained Information For You for the primary time this night.

The BBC presenter welcomed panellists Dame Andrea Jenkyns and actor and comic Miles Jupp onto the model new episode as they joined workforce captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop. As all the time the contestants participated in a comedy quiz present the place they needed to reply questions based mostly on the week’s prime tales and information.

At one level former Member of Parliament for Morley and Outwood, Andrea, admitted that she “did not suppose it was over” for Boris Johnson – who served as Prime Minister of the UK and Chief of the Conservative Occasion from 2019 to 2022.

She added: “I nonetheless suppose Boris was certainly one of our higher Prime Ministers.” In response, the studio viewers let loose a loud noise of disagreement.

Addressing the present’s host, Andrea took a bit dig saying: “I see you’ve got chosen the viewers. You realize, the individuals who don’t love Boris or Conservatives.”

However Ian hit again saying: “You possibly can’t simply say ‘you’ve got chosen the viewers’. You’ve got obtained no proof for that, no proof. It is simply b****cks.” Taking a swipe at a rival information present, he added: “This is not GB Information!”

Amol then requested jokingly: “Grasp on, this is not GB Information?” He jumped out of his seat and went to stroll away as he mentioned: “I believed I used to be on GB Information… I am within the flawed place altogether!”

He then determined to take a seat again down and crack on with the present because the viewers erupted in laughter.

Followers on Twitter had been break up over the comical second, with one writing: “Typical #BBC… yet one more lefty viewers that may’t resist booing Boris. True to kind, steadiness appears to be the very last thing on the BBC menu. Effectively carried out @andreajenkyns! Boris will probably be again, everyone knows it! #HIGNFY quick changing into outdated hat however #GBNews is the place the expansion is. #BBCBias.”

One other added: “One of many solely three applications i watch on TV lately – @haveigotnews, @Channel4News, College Problem – moments like this are why I nonetheless do.”

Whereas a 3rd mentioned: “This combination of politicians and journalists is so jolly it makes me very uncomfortable.”