Channel 4 Takes Krishnan Guru-Murthy Off Air After He Referred to as MP A C**** – Deadline

Channel 4 has sidelined information anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy for one week after he was caught on tape describing Tory MP Steve Baker as a “c****” following an interview. 

Louisa Compton, Head of Information and Present Affairs and Specialist Factual at Channel 4, stated in a tweet: “Channel 4 has a strict code of conduct for all its workers, together with its programming groups and on-air presenters, and takes any breaches critically. Following an off-air incident Channel 4 Information anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy has been taken off air for per week.” 

Guru-Murthy made the comment, which was not broadcast on tv however was later picked up on a livestream, after an interview with Baker, throughout which he mentioned Liz Truss’s authorities and the chaos that ensued earlier that night at a vital Commons vote on the way forward for fracking in UK. 

On the vote, greater than 40 Conservative MPs, together with former PM Boris Johnson, determined to not again Liz Truss’s authorities, with members alleging some undecided Tory MPs had been “bodily manhandled” into the voting cubicles.

Following the interview, Guru-Murthy, who was off-camera, might be heard saying: “It wasn’t a silly query, Steve, you already know it. I’m very glad to go up in opposition to you on Truss any day.”

He’s then heard saying to himself: “What a c***”.

Guru-Murthy apologized final evening by way of Twitter, saying the remark was “beneath the requirements” he units for himself.

“After a sturdy interview with Steve Baker MP, I used a really offensive phrase in an unguarded second off air.  Whereas it was not broadcast that phrase in any context is beneath the requirements I set myself and I apologize unreservedly. I’ve reached out to Steve Baker to apologize,” he tweeted. 

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