“Oh my god,” murmurs Liz Truss as she watches TV presenter Kate McCann faint in the middle of a live broadcast. The TV duel between the British Foreign Secretary and her competitor for Johnson’s successor, Rishi Sunak, is immediately broken off.
A TV duel between the two candidates to succeed outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been called off after a medical emergency. The presenter of the British broadcaster TalkTV, Kate McCann, passed out, the broadcaster said. Even if she is fine, the duel will not continue on medical advice.
The duel between British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and ex-Finance Minister Rishi Sunak was surprisingly interrupted a good half hour after it started. TV viewers saw Truss break off her speech, look shocked, and mumble “Oh my God.” Viewers sent well wishes to Kate McCann on Twitter.
The “Sun” correspondent Harry Cole, who should have moderated the duel with McCann, was absent at short notice due to a corona infection, as he announced on Twitter in the morning. McCann then wrote that both had prepared the debate together – whether in person or virtually remained open.
The two candidates are doing well, according to TalkTV. Both remained in the studio and would talk to the readers of the “Sun” invited to the debate, it said. Truss regretted the end of the duel and tweeted that she was relieved to hear McCann was fine. Sunak thanked him for the “great debate” and wrote on Twitter that it was good to hear that McCann was recovering. He is looking forward to being “grilled” by her again soon.