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| Boris Johnson ends Sky News interview over 'world leaders pub quiz' Boris Johnson ends Sky News interview over 'world leaders pub quiz' | |
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| Boris Johnson has walked away from a television interview after he was asked to name the president of South Korea. | Boris Johnson has walked away from a television interview after he was asked to name the president of South Korea. |
| The foreign secretary said he was not prepared to get into “a pub quiz about the leaders around the world” with the Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan. | The foreign secretary said he was not prepared to get into “a pub quiz about the leaders around the world” with the Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan. |
| Johnson was taking part in a down the line interview for the channel’s Murnaghan programme when the contretemps occurred. | Johnson was taking part in a down the line interview for the channel’s Murnaghan programme when the contretemps occurred. |
| Initially, he had been happy to respond when asked who the French foreign minister is, correctly identifying him as “mon ami” Jean-Marc Ayrault. | Initially, he had been happy to respond when asked who the French foreign minister is, correctly identifying him as “mon ami” Jean-Marc Ayrault. |
| But when asked to name the South Korean president, Johnson appeared to be stumped and said: “We are not getting into a pub quiz about the leaders around the world and I am going to, with great respect, invite you out to the pub, Dermot, so that we can take these conversations further. | But when asked to name the South Korean president, Johnson appeared to be stumped and said: “We are not getting into a pub quiz about the leaders around the world and I am going to, with great respect, invite you out to the pub, Dermot, so that we can take these conversations further. |
| “I have a terrible feeling that if I keep answering you, you’ll keep coming back with more. Have a good morning, see you.” | “I have a terrible feeling that if I keep answering you, you’ll keep coming back with more. Have a good morning, see you.” |
| He then walked away from the outside broadcast camera. In the studio, Murnaghan said: “Don’t you want enlightenment? You might be meeting her. Park Geun-hye, the South Korean president.” | He then walked away from the outside broadcast camera. In the studio, Murnaghan said: “Don’t you want enlightenment? You might be meeting her. Park Geun-hye, the South Korean president.” |
| The presenter then said to viewers: “One out of two ain’t bad.” | The presenter then said to viewers: “One out of two ain’t bad.” |