Sky News pulls out of Boris Johnson interview over recording ban

Beth Rigby's withdrawal after not being allowed to record conversation follows BBC cancellation over notes gaffe

Sky News has pulled out of an interview with Boris Johnson after its political editor was told she could not make an audio recording or transcript of the talk.

The former prime minister had promised to reveal what really happened during my time as [London] mayor, foreign secretary and PM" during the conversation next week as he promotes his memoir Unleashed. Johnson's interview with the BBC was dropped earlier this week after the presenter Laura Kuenssberg mistakenly sent him her briefing notes.