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| Hillary Clinton arrives too late for Woman's Hour interview | Hillary Clinton arrives too late for Woman's Hour interview |
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| Hillary Clinton’s much-anticipated appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour on Monday was cancelled after she arrived late at the studio. | Hillary Clinton’s much-anticipated appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour on Monday was cancelled after she arrived late at the studio. |
| The former presidential candidate was to appear on the morning programme to discuss why she lost the 2016 US election, and listeners had submitted questions using the hashtag #AskHillary. However, the delay meant there was no time for her interview. | The former presidential candidate was to appear on the morning programme to discuss why she lost the 2016 US election, and listeners had submitted questions using the hashtag #AskHillary. However, the delay meant there was no time for her interview. |
| Apologising on air, host Jane Garvey said: “Hillary Clinton has been delayed this morning, as I’ve already said. It does look like she’s not going to make it before the end of the programme. | |
| “I’m really, really sorry about that. I think you can understand just how sorry I am. We’re working very, very hard to get this interview rescheduled and Hillary Clinton is very apologetic. So what can I say, that’s the situation.” | “I’m really, really sorry about that. I think you can understand just how sorry I am. We’re working very, very hard to get this interview rescheduled and Hillary Clinton is very apologetic. So what can I say, that’s the situation.” |
| Unfortunately @HillaryClinton was delayed this morning and sent her apologies. We're trying to get the interview rescheduled... pic.twitter.com/nlmYYrhfTg | Unfortunately @HillaryClinton was delayed this morning and sent her apologies. We're trying to get the interview rescheduled... pic.twitter.com/nlmYYrhfTg |
| I’d read the book and everything. Apologies. #HillaryClinton @BBCWomansHour pic.twitter.com/Dh66CuYVph | |
| Clinton has been in the UK as part of a promotional tour for her new book, What Happened. She was also an hour late for a speech to the Cheltenham literature festival on Sunday, where an audience of 2,500 people awaited her arrival. | Clinton has been in the UK as part of a promotional tour for her new book, What Happened. She was also an hour late for a speech to the Cheltenham literature festival on Sunday, where an audience of 2,500 people awaited her arrival. |
| During her talk, she blamed her loss to Donald Trump on sexism and the “maddening” double standards women are held to in public life. “The only way we’ll get sexism out of politics is to get many more women into politics,” she said. | During her talk, she blamed her loss to Donald Trump on sexism and the “maddening” double standards women are held to in public life. “The only way we’ll get sexism out of politics is to get many more women into politics,” she said. |
| Clinton recalled how she “collapsed with grief” after her political loss and turned to yoga, mystery novels and long walks in the woods to overcome the shock. | Clinton recalled how she “collapsed with grief” after her political loss and turned to yoga, mystery novels and long walks in the woods to overcome the shock. |
| “Everybody gets knocked down. What matters obviously is whether you get yourself back up and keep going. As a person I’m ok, as an American I’m worried,” she said, citing Trump’s relationship with North Korea and the US’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord as causes for concern. | “Everybody gets knocked down. What matters obviously is whether you get yourself back up and keep going. As a person I’m ok, as an American I’m worried,” she said, citing Trump’s relationship with North Korea and the US’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord as causes for concern. |
| Hillary Clinton finally arrives 1hr 40 mins later than scheduled for her live chat at the Cheltenham Literature Festival pic.twitter.com/ZWxep0TkfW | Hillary Clinton finally arrives 1hr 40 mins later than scheduled for her live chat at the Cheltenham Literature Festival pic.twitter.com/ZWxep0TkfW |
| Jenni Murray recently wrote for the Guardian about Clinton’s previous appearance on Woman’s Hour, in 2014. At the time, she was preparing to announce her plan to stand again for the Democrats. | |
| “She was late for the Woman’s Hour start time of two minutes past 10am,” Murray said. “Not her fault, but minders underestimating London traffic … | “She was late for the Woman’s Hour start time of two minutes past 10am,” Murray said. “Not her fault, but minders underestimating London traffic … |
| “Into my ear, as my conversation with Shirley [Williams] and [her friend] Eva came to a close, were the whispered, thrilled words of the producer. ‘She’s here! Hillary Clinton’s here’.” | “Into my ear, as my conversation with Shirley [Williams] and [her friend] Eva came to a close, were the whispered, thrilled words of the producer. ‘She’s here! Hillary Clinton’s here’.” |