Ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been 'fired' from his spot on Channel 4's US election night coverage - because he refused to stop "banging on about his book". Johnson, a pal of Donald Trump, was sensationally let go live on air after featuring on the election show throughout the night.

Boris Johnson clashed with Succession actor Brian Cox over Donald Trump in what has been branded a “highlight” of Channel 4’s US election coverage.

LONDON — Boris Johnson was removed from Channel 4’s U.S. election night program for promoting his book too much. The former U.K. prime minister, providing analysis for the British broadcaster, repeatedly held up his recently published memoir “Unleashed” and dropped references to it, despite being told off by the hosts for doing so.

Boris Johnson and Channel 4 hosts Emily Maitlis and Krishnan Guru-Murthy got into a heated exchange during America Decides: US Presidential Election coverage.

Boris Johnson was branded 'so cheap' by Channel 4 newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy as he attempted to plug his new book during live coverage of the US election

Boris Johnson has been “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.

Boris Johnson ‘fired’ during live US election coverage for plugging memoir - During the panel, co-host Emily Maitlis told him: ‘We are not all going to read your book’.