‘So sorry!’ Naga Munchetty forced to apologise to colleague after interrupting him on air

express.co.uk:

Naga Munchetty apologised to her guest today after she was forced to interrupt him due to the incoming Sue Gray Report.The civil servant’s careful investigation of the partygate scandal was released today, providing findings that Naga labelled “damning”.Naga, 47, was speaking to her guests on BBC Radio 5 live today when she had to suddenly interrupt proceedings, thanks to the release of Sue Gray’s long-awaited report.The BBC presenter was speaking to the Financial Times Political Editor George Park and The New Statesman’s Rachel Cunliffe about the Partygate scandal.Turning to George, she began to discuss the security of Tory seats in certain constituencies.She made reference to Tiverton, where disgraced Neil Parish was formerly MP before he was found to be watching poronography in the House of Commons.Naga asked George how crucial this was, to which he responded: “Well, I think that will be seen as a really crucial event.“I mean Tiverton is my hometown, actually, so I know it quite well.

It’s a rock solid Tory seat - has been all my lifetime. 24,000 conservative majority. “If the Conservatives lose that, then there’ll be lots of sucking of teeth. “It’s always difficult to tell when the mood is against a leader…”At this point, Naga began to talk over George with great urgency. “I’m going to interrupt,” she exclaimed. “Ok, I’m so sorry, I’m going to interrupt! “This report has now been published,” she told George and Rachel, asking if either of them had access to view Sue Gray’s findings on a computer. “Sorry, George, for interrupting,” Naga kindly added again, once the news had been announced.

George, who was also in a busy office himself, took it in good humour. He told Naga that he had “people waving across a desk” at.