Laura Kuenssberg forced to cancel BBC interview with Boris Johnson after 'embarrassing' blunder

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Glaswegian BBC political correspondent Laura Kuenssberg has been forced to abandon a highly anticipated television interview with former Prime Minister Boris Johnson after she made an embarrassing blunder, she admits.The one-on-one with the previous leader was set to occur tonight, drawing widespread attention.

However, the session will now be postponed indefinitely.This evening, Kuenssberg revealed the reason behind the interview's cancellation, stating she had accidentally shared briefing notes intended for her team with Mr Johnson, causing quite the mix-up and her own chagrin.On Twitter, the former BBC political editor, who grew up in Glasgow and attended the University of Edinburgh, addressed the issue: "While prepping to interview Boris Johnson 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."The scrapped interview was set to be Boris Johnson's first major grilling about his time in Downing Street since his departure, during which he was expected to face tough questioning on a range of sensitive subjects including Partygate, his handling of the pandemic, and the Chris Pincher scandal.Boris Johnson, who resigned from Parliament just before a scathing standards committee report concluded he had misled the Commons regarding No10 parties, was braced for hard-hitting questioning in an interview.