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The ultranationalist TV channel fast becoming Israel’s most-watched news source | Israel
An ultranationalist Israeli television channel backed by the government is fast emerging as one of the country’s most-watched news sources, despite allegations from liberal groups that it is inciting war crimes, and claims from the army that it is riling up hatred of its generals for not being far enough to the right.
Last month Channel 14, also known as Now 14, beat Israel’s principal mainstream news outlet, Channel 12, in viewer ratings when 343,000 Israelis watched Channel 14’s “Patriots” talkshow, known for its virulent rhetoric on Gaza.
Media analysts say Channel 14’s rise is both a sign and a driver of the shift of Israeli public opinion to the extreme right that has rapidly accelerated since the start of the Gaza war a year ago.
Ayala Panievsky, a presidential fellow in the journalism department of City St George’s, University of London, said: “It is pretty wild, because Israelis consume a lot of news through the big TV channels, 12 and 13, and to a lesser extent the public broadcaster, but Channel 14 was not even in the game until very recently. The war seemed to have helped this channel ride the ‘rally around the flag’ effect and the rising time of nationalism to gain more support.”
Channel 14 has even questioned the loyalty of the Israeli army because of its perceived lack of ideological zeal. Last week, the spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), R Adm Daniel Hagari, wrote a formal complaint to the broadcasting authority and the ministry of defence accusing Channel 14 of incitement against its leadership.
The broadcast that prompted the letter showed doctored pictures of the IDF’s chief of staff, Herzi Halevi, his face distorted to make him look deranged and shrieking at the sight of messianic religious insignia on a soldier’s uniform. Hagari said the IDF could accept criticism but the channel had “crossed a red line”.
He wrote: “It is deliberate incitement and humiliation of the IDF and its commanders during a war. Unfortunately, this is not the first time Channel 14 has taken such action towards the IDF.”
Channel 14 denied the claim that the broadcast was inflammatory and sardonically advised Hagari not to become a television critic. Netanyahu’s communications minister, Shlomo Karhi, backed the channel over the army.
Just over a month earlier, three Israeli civil society groups formally demanded that the country’s attorney general launch a criminal investigation into the channel, accusing it of broadcasting material that incited war crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide.
In their complaint on 23 September, the organisations – Zulat – Equality and Human Rights; the Democratic Bloc; and the Association for Fair Regulation – supplied a list of 265 quotes from talkshow hosts and guests on Channel 14.
The remarks included guests or presenters using phrases such as “total annihilation” and “exterminate” in reference to people in Gaza. The legal complaint alleged at least 50 of the quotes on the list “call for or support the commission of genocide”.
In a response to the Guardian via its US-based lawyers, Channel 14 denied the claims that its coverage incited genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity. It referred to the complaint as “baseless and highly defamatory” and added that the complaint was made by an extreme group in Israel, and that it had been dismissed by the high Court in August.
The complaint argues that the attorney general, Gali Baharav-Miara, is legally obliged to launch an investigation on the grounds that Israel is a signatory to the genocide convention, and because the international court of justice (ICJ) issued an interim order in January instructing the Israeli government to prevent and punish incitement to genocide.
“The explicit calls for committing horrifying crimes against millions of civilians find a home and are legitimised within the Israeli public, partly due to the statements made on the channel,” the groups alleged in their legal complaint.
Channel 14 responded to say the complainants filed an identical or substantially similar “complaint against Channel 14 in the Israeli high court of justice” which was dismissed. “Because the previous complaint was deemed entirely baseless, the high court recommended that plaintiffs withdraw the pleading so that it could be deleted,” the channel’s lawyers said.
Zehava Galon, the president of Zulat and the former leader of the Meretz party, said the high court case was on a different subject, “primarily concerning fake news and a smear campaign against the judicial system”.
“Most of these complaints were from the months preceding October 7. None of the complaints in the appeal pertained to crimes against humanity,” Galon said, adding that the recommendation to withdraw “was based on a conservative policy that discourages the court from substituting the judgment of the regulator”.
The three organisations sent a similar letter to Israel’s media regulator. The letters do not make a judgment on whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, an allegation being considered by the ICJ following a legal proceeding instigated by South Africa in December which discusses incitement at length.
Among the examples presented in the legal complaint is a Channel 14 anchor threatening the “annihilation” of Palestinians, killing “numbers not seen before in Arab history”.
Another presenter, Shimon Riklin, said on 7 October of Palestinians in Gaza: “We should supply them with neither water nor electricity. Let them drop dead in there!” and tweeted: “Gaza should be wiped off the face of the earth.”
Danny Neuman, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud party and a regular Channel 14 panellist, said: “We should have killed 100,000 Gazans in the first two days.”
In a broadcast on 6 May, Neuman said: “A tiny few of them can be deemed human there. Ninety per cent are terrorists and ‘involved’! ”
Channel 14’s lawyers said many remarks referred to in the complaint were “made by guests and reporters on Channel 14 in the wake of the horrific 7 October terrorist attacks”. The lawyers also say that the remarks “were repeated on multiple news stations in Israel”.
There has been a rise in hate speech in Israeli public discourse generally since the 7 October Hamas attack, and it has featured on other news outlets. Neuman was also quoted as calling for the “extermination” of Palestinians in Gaza on Channel 13 for example. Channel 12 broadcast a report from Lebanon on the weekend, in which Danny Kushmaro, the lead reporter, was allowed by the army to press a button blowing up a building in a south Lebanese village.
The groups behind the complaint to the attorney general claim that such rhetoric is far more concentrated on Channel 14.
Panievsky argued: “There is no equivalent at all between what’s happening on Channels 12 or 13, the mainstream media in Israel, and what you see on Channel 14. This is a totally different universe.”
Channel 14’s lawyers disagreed, saying the complainants “are small NGOs closely affiliated with the Israeli far-left who are anxious to defame and disparage Channel 14 and its reporting.” They said questions should be raised about the motivations of the groups, who were “abusing the Israeli legal system in the hopes of garnering negative media for Channel 14”.
Israel’s state attorney, Amit Aisman, said in August that his office examined calls to investigate public figures such as Eyal Golan, a singer, for incitement but decided not to proceed. Aisman did not say why that decision had been taken.
Netanyahu has long been an enthusiastic backer of Channel 14, claiming to have “fought like a lion” for it, and granted it the only interview he has given to local broadcast media in recent years.
The channel is owned by a 40-year-old Russian-born oligarch, Yitzchak Mirilashvili, who co-founded the Russian social networking platform, VKontakte. Mirilashvili’s television venture started out as Channel 20, a niche station covering “heritage” issues, but with Netanyahu’s backing, the Knesset passed an amendment in February 2018 allowing the outlet to broadcast as Channel 14 and to identify itself as a news broadcaster.
It was subsequently granted millions of shekels in state benefits but was officially defined as a “microchannel”, which excused it from many of the rules and restrictions applied to its mainstream competition, Channels 12 and 13.
“They get a lot of regulatory benefits without having any regulation,” Zehava Galon, of Zulat, said.
“The channel has high ratings in the army. Many officers, many soldiers, are exposed to [its rhetoric] .”
Proving incitement to genocide in international courts had to pass a high bar, said Anna Vyshnyakova, a Ukrainian consultant on international humanitarian law who is involved in developing a genocide incitement case at the international criminal court against Russian propaganda channels.
“You need to justify that there is incitement to destroy Palestinians as such, and as such means not because of territorial claims, but because they are Palestinians,” Vyshnyakova said. “Without that, it could be persecution, it could be propaganda for war, but it is not incitement to genocide.”
Channel 14’s lawyers also said the channel, as well as all other Israeli news organisations, was overseen by the Second Television and Radio Authority of Israel which, the company explains, “monitors all daily broadcasts and takes action when any reporting potentially violates Israeli law. If the authority identifies a potential violation of the law, it requests a response from the channel and, if necessary, takes appropriate action. None of the statements contained in the complaint have been questioned by the authority.”
Panievsky said the authority had ceased to be an effective regulator since it had been “packed with people that are comfortable with the government”.
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The Vicar of Dibley returns to screens 30 years after debut episode – with unseen footage that never made it to air
THE Vicar of Dibley is returning to screens ahead of its 30th anniversary – with fans treated to never before seen footage.
The beloved sitcom – which launched in 1994 – centred around Dawn French‘s character Geraldine Grainer.
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She arrived in the Dibley as the village’s new vicar, but struggled at first to win over the locals.
The show also starred Emma Chambers, Gary Waldhorn, Trevor Peacock, Roger Lloyd Pack and John Bluthal, who have all sadly died.
It ran for just three series but pulled in millions of viewers and is still adored to this day.
Three decades on, fans will get to enjoy the BBC series as it lands on TV streaming platform Now.
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A special tab hosts some of The Vicar of Dibley‘s most memorable episodes – such as Geraldine being completely submerged after throwing herself into a puddle.
It also includes the 2021 special ‘Inside Out’ where Dawn, 67, and Richard Curtis look back at memorable episodes with never-before-seen footage also included.
Bosses are also releasing a new episode each day, starting with series one.
Meanwhile, Dawn French previously revealed she was returning to comedy – 17 years after The Vicar of Dibley ended.
Can You Keep a Secret? is a six-part series created and written by Simon Mayhew-Archer, the talent behind hits like This Country and Josh.
In this new comedy, Dawn plays Debbie Fenton – a widower, lawn bowler, and self-proclaimed protector of her family.
The new show is a co-production between Big Talk Studios, Mayhay Studios, and CBS Studios and will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.
Best BBC comedies
A BBC boss called on the industry to “save our sitcoms”, but the corporation has a history of fantastic shows.
We look back at some of the best to ever grace the screen.
Fawlty Towers (1975-1979) – Only two series were made of the beloved institution. However, the cultural impact of the series starring John Cleese and Connie Booth spans decades. It follows rude and intolerant Basil Fawlty (Cleese) as he attempts to improve the reputation of his hotel.
Only Fools and Horses (1981-2003) – The show was crowned by some as the best British sitcom of all time by a TV poll in 2004. Seven series were broadcast on BBC until 1991 with additional sporadic Christmas specials airing until 2003. Sir David Jason starred as ambitious market trader Derek “Del Boy” Trotter whilst Nicholas Lyndhurst played his younger half-brother Rodney. Set in working-class Peckham in south-east London, it follows the highs and lows of the lives of the Trotters’, in particular their brazen attempts to get rich.
Blackadder (1983 – 1989) – Four series were made of the iconic show, created by Richard Curtis and Rowan Atkinson. Each series spans a different historical period as anti-hero Edmund Blackadder (Atkinson) tries to better himself in each society. Accompanied by his dogsbody Baldrick (Tony Robinson), trouble always ensues. A TV poll in 2004 found that Blackadder was voted the second-best British sitcom of all time
Absolutely Fabulous (1992 – 2012) – Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley star as failing PR guru Edina ‘Eddie’ Monsoon and alcoholic fashionista Patsy Stone. The pair embark on heavy-drinking sessions and abuse drugs in a desperate attempt to stay ‘hip’. Eddie constantly chases bizarre fads and fails to lose weight whilst her disappointed and neglected daughter Saffy (Julia Sawalha) looks on.
Little Britain (2003 – 2006) – The premise is simple. A sketch show which features different British people from all walks of life that are engaged in all sorts of comical scenarios. Starring Matt Lucas and David Walliams, the pair created iconic pop culture characters. Viewers loved obnoxious council estate teenager Vicky Pollard, morbidly obese scrounger Bubbles Devere, slimming coach Marjorie Dawes, despondent office worker Carol Beer, disgraced politician Sir Norman Fry, of course the iconic Lou and Andy!
The Catherine Tate Show (2004-2015) – A sketch show starring the likes of Catherine Tate. She made iconic characters such as rowdy schoolgirl Lauren Cooper with her line ‘Am I bovvered?’. Other characters featured Bernie the nurse, the aga saga woman, complaining couple Janice and Ray, and of course her infamous ‘Nan’, Joannie Taylor. The last character herself spawned multiple specials and even a movie.
Gavin and Stacey (2007 – Present) The series tells the story of Gavin (Matthew Horne) and Stacey (Joanna Page). The pair embarked on an online and telephone romance for six months. But when they finally decide to be together properly, their friends and family get in the way. Ruth Jones and James Corden created the beloved show, which has been going for over a decade. The 2019 Christmas special was the most-watched comedy in 17 years and the most-viewed non-sporting event in a decade.
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Celebrities are reacting to the news that Donald Trump has become the next US president.
It was revealed on Wednesday (6 November) that the Republican candidate had declared victory after sweeping three of the most crucial states after a chaotic election day.
As some stars remained controversially tight-lipped about who they were voting for, many celebrities shared their endorsements for Kamala Harris, with a flurry of people, including Harrison Ford, Jennifer Aniston and Arnold Schwarzenegger, speaking out in favour of Trump’s Democratic rival in the last few weeks.
Meanwhile, Trump’s contingent of famous supporters, included Kelsey Grammer, Hulk Hogan, Zachary Levi and podcaster Joe Rogan, who endorsed him hours before the election. AsTrump’s victory was announced, he wrote on X/Twitter: “WHOLE. LEE. S***.”
Jake paul, the boxer and iternet personality who also endorsed Trump, called the Republican party’s triumph as “a massive step in the right direction to heal the major issues going on in the world currently”.
Rapper Cardi B posted a photograph to Instagram, writing: “I hate y’all bad.” Earlier in the night, she deleted a post in which she said of the voting stats: “This is why some of y’all states be getting hurricanes.”
Director Adam McKay, whose credits include The Big Short and Don’t Look Up, wrote: “Who would have guessed lying about Biden’s cognitive health for 2 yrs, refusing to do an open convention for a new nominee, never mentioning public healthcare & embracing fracking, the Cheneys & a yr long slaughter of children in Gaza wouldn’t be a winning strategy?”
The Wire actor Wendell Pierce warned of the “consequences” Trump’s victory could have.
He wrote: “The Supreme Court will be changed for a generation. I’ll never see a moderate court again in my lifetime. Alito and Thomas will step down and Trump will appoint 40 year old partisans to the bench. The damage he is about to inflict on our institutions the next 2 years will be irreparable.”
Lili Reinhart, star of Riverdale, addressed the claims of sexual assault levied against Trump, : “I cannot fathom the feeling of the women who came forward about their sexual assault at the hands of Trump. Seeing millions of people vote for their abuser. My heart absolutely breaks for these women. I believe you, and I am so sorry.”
In May 2023, a jury in New York found Trump liable for the sexual abuse of writer E Jean Carroll.
Oscar-nominated actor Jeffrey Wright, whose credits include the Hunger Games franchise, The Batman and TV series Westworld, re-shared his earlier post, which read: “We’re crazy, America. But we’re not as crazy as Trump”, with an addendum: “Let me just say ‘I was wrong.’”
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Meanwhile, Susie Dent subtly shared her views on the fact that Trump had won a second term in the White House. The Countdown star said: “Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.” Her post was reshared by broadcaster Carol Vorderman, who had earlier written: “Looks like Trump will win. God help America.”
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Kaleb Cooper delivers crushing verdict on Jeremy Clarkson’s farming skills – as series 5 of Clarkson’s Farm is confirmed
KALEB Cooper has lifted the lid on Jeremy Clarkson’s farming skills in a crushing new blow to the star.
The buddies, who work together on Diddly Squat Farm, have built a great friendship thanks to their escapades on Clarkson’s Farm but when it comes to the nitty gritty side of work, Caleb has confessed that Jezza is often not up to scratch.
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Kaleb has admitted that despite being younger, he has been “the teacher” when it comes to telling Jeremy what to do and how to be a successful farmer.
Delivering the brutal verdict on his agricultural skills, Kaleb appeared to hint that Jeremy could even be in the wrong industry altogether amid his struggles to grasp the farming side of his work.
Kaleb said of the star: “Part of me is saying he’s still a trainee. He’s getting there, though.
“We’re five years in the game now and if you haven’t picked up on certain things from five years in an industry, you’re probably in the wrong industry.”
Despite Kaleb’s scathing review of Jeremy’s farming abilities, he confessed that the former The Grand Tour host has been a huge support to him in his media career and even had “a tear in his eye” during an emotionally-charged moment backstage at one of Kaleb’s recent one-man shows, The World According to Caleb.
He said: “He gave me a great big hug and he went, ‘Well done, my boy, I’m so proud of you’. I’m sure he had a tear in his eye at one point.”
Despite clearly needing some help in the farming region, it seems as though Caleb won’t be slowing down on his advice anytime soon.
The pair will be seen on-screens together for a while to come with Prime Video having handed Clarkson’s Farm a fifth series – before the fourth has even aired.
When the third series was released on the streaming giant in May, it harvested 10.7 million views.
The fourth series is due to be screened next year and work has already started on a fifth, following life at Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire.
The announcement came during a bonfire party at Jeremy’s pub near Burford.
A huge ‘5’ firework lit up the sky as Jeremy revealed the news to fans.
He said: “Over the years bright lights in the sky have been used to make many important announcements.
“The birth of baby Jesus for example, but tonight they’re being used to make an announcement that’s even bigger than that.
“Season 5 of Clarkson’s Farm is coming,” Jeremy finished off by saying, before pointing towards the gold 5.
He penned as the caption: “It’s the 5th november… this just felt right Clarkson’s Farm S5 is officially in production.”
Clarkson’s Farm series guide
By Conor O’Brien, TV Reporter
Clarkson’s Farm airs on Prime Video and follows TV personality Jeremy Clarkson as he manages his Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds.
Three series have been released to date and here is an overview of what has happened so far.
Series 1
- Jeremy takes over the day-to-day running of the newly renamed Diddly Squat Farm.
- Lisa Hogan, Kaleb Cooper, “Cheerful Charlie” Ireland and Gerald Cooper are also introduced.
- Jeremy starts to assemble what he needs for his farm – as well as laying the groundwork for things to come later.
- He buys key equipment including a tractor and cultivator, as well as taking on sheep and opening a farm shop.
- Jeremy takes over the day-to-day running of the newly renamed Diddly Squat Farm.
Series 2
- This series sees Jeremy look for ways to increase the farm’s revenue.
- One such example is bringing in a herd of cows although this isn’t without its issues.
- Jeremy also had the idea to convert the abandoned lambing barn into a restaurant where he could sell his meat from the farm.
- For this plan to move forward, he had to get planning permission from the local council.
- Viewers also meet Pepper, a heifer among the herd who ultimately becomes the star’s favourite.
Series 3
- The third series contained some of the show’s most emotional moments to date.
- In heartbreaking scenes, dozens of newborn piglets died as a result of overlaying – their mother rolling on to them.
- Jeremy said goodbye to his favourite pig – the Baroness – after she developed cancer and needed to be put down.
- Dry stonewall expert and “head of security” Gerald Cooper was diagnosed with cancer.
- Jeremy and Kaleb began a competition between themselves – with Kaleb looking after the arable side and Jeremy taking the non-arable elements.
- Fellow farmers – and famous faces – Andy Cato and George Lamb appear in this series
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Jeremy Clarkson has provided an update on the future of Clarkson’s Farm, comparing the announcement to the birth of the baby Jesus.
The documentary series first aired on Prime Video in 2021, and follows the former Top Gear host as he attempts to run his 1,000-acre Diddly Squat farm near Chipping Norton.
The 61-year-old bought the land in 2008 and, after the villager who ran the farm retired in 2019, decided to see if he could run it himself. A long-awaited third series was released to success in May.
In addition to his work on the farm, the TV personality, who recently cut ties with his Grand Tour co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May, also purchased an Oxfordshire pub, The Farmer’s Dog, which opened to the public in August.
In an Instagram video on Tuesday (5 November), Clarkson is seen in a jacket and black beanie hat as he appears to celebrate Bonfire Night.
“Over the years bright lights in the sky have been used to make many important announcements, the birth of the baby Jesus for example,” he said as lights arranged themselves behind him.
“But tonight they’re being used to make an announcement that’s even bigger than that.
“Season 5 of Clarkson’s Farm is coming.”
The lights are then arranged into a massive number five.
Fans were delighted at the news but were left confused about one thing – season four has not yet been released.
“We got season 5 announcement before we got season 4,” wrote one person.
“That’s the kind of reassurance we need. I’m already looking forward to it.”
Another added, “Announcing season 5 before season 4 even comes out is wild.”
However, Clarkson cleared up confusion in the comments as he replied to say, “We’ve just finished filming four. That’s out next year.”
The news comes after speculation that the series could be cancelled after Clarkson wrote a highly-criticised column on the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle.
One person commented, “Sod the US election result. This announcement is the one!”
The news comes after the TV presenter revealed that he had undergone an emergency heart procedure after feeling unwell while on holiday.
Clarkson first started struggling while swimming from a boat to the beach while on holiday on a small island, explaining that: “It wasn’t far, maybe the length of two swimming pools. But when I finally reached the beach, there was more water in my lungs than there is in Lake Superior, and I was mostly dead.”
MARRIED At First Sight’s Amy Kenyon storms out of a date with husband Luke Debono tonight as they clash over his sexual past.
With the experiment nearing its end, the couple’s future looks to be hanging by a thread.
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In a teaser trailer at the end of last night’s episode, the pair’s cookery class quickly took a very sour turn.
Luke couldn’t resist showering Amy with the sort of compliments that have consistently given her the ick.
He told her: “That’s actually really sexy. I’m not going to lie.”
Continuing her food prep work, she replied: “Behave.”
The suave butler in the buff then seductively licked chocolate from a wooden spoon.
Amy said: “This is a cooking class, not a porno.”
She fumed to camera: “I’ve given Luke chance after chance.”
Sitting down for a heart to heart, attention turned to Luke’s past.
Amy asked: “Can you tell me how many relationships you’ve had?”
Luke responded: “Even that number’s probably inaccurate.”
An upset Amy fumed: “What the f**k? Absolute b*****ks.”
She then stormed out of the room, leaving Luke alone at the countertop.
The dramatic moment followed a difficult homestays week for the pair in which they didn’t see eye to eye.
Amy was grossed out by Luke letting her dog lick him, and she also accused him of ‘lying’ after seeing a photo on his fridge.
Luke cut the picture to remove a girl from it, but lied to Amy about the gender of the person he’d got rid of.
Then, things went from bad to worse as Luke told Amy she looked ‘bloated’ in a throwback photo of her, and then pointed out mould on the ceiling of her mum’s house.
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Emily Maitlis eviscerated Boris Johnson during a heated back-and-forth during Channel 4’s coverage of the US election.
As the votes for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump were counted, Maitlis and Krishnan Guru-Murthy welcomed a rotating series of guests, including the former UK prime minister alongside Stormy Daniels and Succession actor Brian Cox, to debate the current state of politics in the US.
Johnson was present as a Trump supporter and, at one stage, Maitlis, who became a UK election night favourite after shutting down Nadine Dorries back in July, asked him about the “Trump-like behaviour” he “started importing” while he was prime minister.
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“You essentially started importing some of that Trump-like behaviour in Britian when you were prime minister,” she said, adding: “His disregard for institutions, his disregard for the rule of law, his denialism, which I think, I guess, was mirrored in your response to the privileges committee, your response to the parliament standards committee, your proroguing of parliament. This is all Trump-like behaviour.”
Johsnon said, through laughter, that he “disagreed profoundly” and proceeded to promote his book in what would be the first of seven times in eight minutes.
Unimpressed, Maitlis told him: “I don’t know why it’s funny,” to which Johnson said he didn’t “accept” the analogy “at all” as he feels it is “very dangerous” to compare UK and US politics. He then steered the conversation to Brexit, but Maitlis shut this down.
“I don’t know why you’re talking about Brexit, you know precisely what we’re talking about,” the presenter said, before reeling off the fact that he rejected the Owen Paterson affair, where the former Conservative MP was found to have broken standards law, and quoted people as saying it’s a kangaroo court – a phrase describing an informal, unlawful, and often unfair court that doesn’t follow legal standards or justice.
Johnson acknowledged that he was wrong to have done so, and the steered the conversation to what he said was a successful response to Covid, but Maitlis was having none of it: “It’s nothing to do with that, you know it’s not to do with that – it’s about how you respond to institutions and people calling out your lies.”
Johnson then questioned Channel 4’s election coverage, calling it “a massively eschewed approach to a US election”, to which Maitlis said: “I’m asking you to account for your actions.”
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Maitlis was then interested to know whether Johnson would be inspired by a Trump victory to launch his own political comeback, and Johnson told her that the answer “is obviously contained” in his new book.
Here, Maitlis hit back with what has been branded the “line of the night” as she replied: “We’re not all gonna read your book so just tell us: do you want to have a political comeback?”
Deflecting, Johnson wondered why he was being asked, with Guru-Murthy defending Maitlis’s choice of question. Maitlis also pointed out: “You haven’t answered a single question – it’s extraordinary.”
Jonson stated: “The answer is you shouldn’t do it unless you think you can be useful and, by the way, Emily, I’ve answered all your questions all night.”
Viewers heaped praise upon Maitlis for keeping at Johnson despite his attempts to steer the conversation in other directions.
“I found this cathartic. Great grilling by Emily. And I love it that repeatedly nobody laughs at his stupid joking around,” one person wrote, with another adding: “This is what I love about Emily Maitlis. It doesn’t matter how important you think you are, she will get right to heart of the issue and ask the direct questions.”
One viewer called the clip “eight minutes of someone destroying Johnson live on air”.
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