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Emily Maitlis was among those sending their well wishes to Newsnight co-presenter Emma Barnett.The star announced the news earlier today as she confirmed the reasons behind her departure on the BBC show.Emma shared her update to her 185,000 followers this morning on Twitter.She wrote: “Some news: After 3 very enjoyable years presenting Newsnight, I have made the decision to leave the programme.“This is in part due to my role fronting Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, which I’m thrilled to say is reaching more listeners than ever, and I have many more plans for.“It is also because there are other projects in the pipeline to which I wish to dedicate more attention.”Emma went on to say her thanks to her editors and colleagues on the team.She added: “The biggest thanks go to my editors, the endlessly energetic team, my guests, and of course, our viewers.“It’s been an absolute blast.”Emma also included a clip from her interview with business minister Paul Scully that she was proud of.Newsnight host Emily was among those responding to co-star as she shared her well wishes.Replying to her tweet, she penned: We will miss you Emma ! You’ve been fab. (sic)“Good luck with new projects xx.”Emily has been the lead anchor of Newsnight for many years, alongside Emma and Kirsty Wark.So far, it has not been confirmed who will be stepping in to replace Emma on the show.Emma is also the host of BBC Woman’s Hour every day at 10am.Many others have also responded to the news she was leaving the nightly news show.Elizabeth Day said: “So proud of you.

Emily Maitlis explained her absence from BBC's Newsnight earlier today after a fan pondered why the TV presenter hadn't been on telly screens recently.The 51-year-old was met with dozens of tweets from her regular viewers pondering the same question, which appeared to have been what urged the BBC journalist to issue a response. Though Emily is expected to return to the show in "the next few weeks", she revealed in view of her 443,000 followers that other work commitments with the broadcaster were ultimately to blame for her leave. "Where the heck is Emily," the Twitter user @EllenPh wrote.The Canadian-born media personality tweeted in response: "Thanks for lovely messages. "I'm actually spending the next few weeks working on a ten part American political doc for the bbc right now."But #Newsnight appears to be on fab form!"It's unclear whether her upcoming documentary shares any ties to her politically-driven BBC Sounds podcast, Americast. Following a two-week hiatus, Emily returned with a new episode, titled Unhappy Anniversary, on January 7 as she reflected on last year's U.S.

Emily Maitlis, 51, has responded to her colleague Esme Wren today, as the latter announced she was leaving BBC’s Newsnight after editing the show for three years.The esteemed presenter admitted Esme’s departure would be a “huge loss” to the long-running programme.Esme typed: “I have just announced to the Newsnight team that I will be leaving the programme and the BBC. “Editing the show over the past three years has been the greatest privilege of my career, working alongside some of the best talent in the industry, too many to mention…“They are one of the most committed, tenacious, creative teams in the industry and I will miss them greatly along with all my BBC colleagues who work relentlessly hard to deliver the best content for their

Newsnight political editor Nick Watt was harassed and chased by angry protesters as he walked near Downing Street this afternoon.

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan, 55, and fellow journalist Emily Maitlis, 49, often end up having “massive rows” when they meet up for dinner.The revelation comes after Newsnight host Emily opened up about her arguments with the opinionated star while commenting on their friendship. The BBC star explained that although she and Piers tend to clash and frequently have disagreements, he is “incredibly loyal”.Speaking in the September issue of Tatler, Emily said: “I think of Piers as someone who’s incredibly loyal. “I know if I was in prison, Piers Morgan would come and see me.

Radio Times. "At the time, I felt like a father standing outside the labour ward waiting to hear news,” she recalled.Fortunately, this was not the case as Prince Andrew sat down with Emily for an in-depth discussion.The interview - which took a year to plan - was aired to viewers last year.Emily admitted she knew her interview with Prince Andrew would be "explosive" within minutes of their chat.“First, he was tackling the subject matter head on," the Newsnight presenter said as an example.The BBC Two host explained the "level of detail" within the interview was "unlike anything I was expecting".She added: "It was just astonishing to be in that room listening.