Kuenssberg's email clanger forces BBC to scrap Boris interview

Star 'red-faced' after sending ex-PM her notes

- Steph Spyro

BBC presenter Laura Kuenssberg's scheduled interview with Boris Johnson has been cancelled because she accidentally sent the former prime minister her briefing notes.

Boris Johnson: The Laura Kuenssberg Interview was due to be broadcast last night on BBC One.

The BBC said it agreed with Mr Johnson's team that cancelling the interview was preferable.

Ms Kuenssberg, host of the BBC's flagship Sunday political interview show, said: "Presenters usually work with a team of researchers to prepare a brief ahead of a major interview.