Mr Johnson, often cited for his camaraderie with Donald Trump, furiously hit back at journalist Emily Maitlis in a fiery debate tonight. Amidst discussions of his links with the former US president, he lambasted her line of inquiry as "sloppy" and "dangerous".

The co-host of Channel 4's U.S. election program told Johnson that promoting his book was "so cheap", to which the former Tory MP replied: "There’s absolutely nothing you can do to stop me."

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 criticised during Channel 4’s election coverage for "banging on about his book too much". Johnson was told off for holding up his memoir for the cameras and plugging it just minutes into the live programme, "America Decides: US Presidential 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 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

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.