Former British prime minister kept bringing up his memoir despite being warned to ‘put it away’ and was later replaced on TV panel

Boris Johnson was “fired for banging on about his book” during a guest appearance on Channel 4’s coverage of the US election, according to the programme’s co-host, Krishnan Guru-Murthy.

It was not clear whether Johnson’s exit from the programme had been planned or if he had departed early.

Johnson retorted: “There’s absolutely nothing you can do to stop me … I’m allowed to plug my book.”