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Awkward clip of BBC's Emily Maitlis introducing politician from 'hell' resurfaces
READ MORE: Naga Munchetty slams BBC Breakfast viewer accusing her of 'ruining' MasterChef finalOn the Newsnight programme, presenter Emily Maitlis invited a guest to the BBC show and she made a blunder that left viewers in stitches.She said: "Labour's former Health Secretary Alan Johnson, joins us down the line from hell..."Having realised the mispronunciation, she quickly corrects and continues: "From Hull! "I'm never gonna recover from that now, am I?"Mr Johnson raised his eyebrows and looked at her in shock before letting out a laugh.Emily's awkward slip-up, unfortunately, was picked up by her BBC colleague, Scott Bryan, who tweted today: "It’s the two year anniversary of Emily Maitlis accidentally introducing Alan Johnson from hell instead of Hull."One commented: "Savage, but fair."Another was impressed by the "reminder", saying: "Do you have a massive calendar for this stuff Scott?!"Emily did admit her mistake right after the programme, she even shared the clip of the gaffe on Twitter.She said: "For clarity I do know Hull is not hell.