BBC presenter taken off air after 'gleeful' reaction to Boris Johnson exiting Tory leadership race

The broadcaster said ‘BBC News is urgently reviewing last night’s edition of The Papers on the News Channel for a potential breach of impartiality’ (Alamy/PA)

BBC News presenter Martine Croxall has been taken off air amid claims she showed bias after Boris Johnson pulled out of the Tory leadership contest.

During her introduction to Sunday night’s edition of The Papers, in which members of the press and experts look at how the main stories of the day were covered, she said: “Well this is all very exciting, isn’t it?” adding: “Am I allowed to be this gleeful? Well I am.”