Politicians view face-to-face interviews as ‘all risk’, says Nick Robinson

BBC journalist says broadcast interviews matter for the health of our democracy' after Liz Truss cancels one-on-one encounter

Politicians feel television and radio grillings are all risk" with almost no opportunity", Nick Robinson has said after Liz Truss cancelled an interview with him at the last minute.

The Conservative leadership frontrunner was to be interrogated by the senior BBC journalist in a face-to-face interview due to be broadcast at 7pm on Tuesday on BBC One. However, she pulled out on Monday because she could no longer spare the time".