Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy has been taken off air for a week after he swore at government minister Steve Baker.
Guru-Murthy, who was broadcasting from Downing Street, was heard on an audio feed saying"what a c**t" as the Tory MP walked away.
He later tweeted that following a"robust interview" with the Conservative MP, he had used a"used a very offensive word in an unguarded moment off air". He added:"While it was not broadcast, that word in any context is beneath the standards I set myself and I apologise unreservedly.Explaining its decision, Channel 4 said it has a"strict code of conduct for all its employees, including its programming teams and on-air presenters, and takes any breaches seriously".
It added:"Following an off-air incident, Channel 4 News anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy has been taken off air for a week." Because the presenter had already booked a week of leave, he will not be back on air before 4 November.
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