Angry politician interrupts BBC reporter's live broadcast

 By 
Sam Haysom
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Although heckling can be a part of the job when you're a live TV reporter, you wouldn't normally expect the heckler in question to be the person you've just finished interviewing.

In the clip above, British Labour MP Dennis Skinner takes umbrage at a comment made by the BBC's Emily Maitlis, cutting across her report to correct her during a live broadcast.

When Maitlis tries to laugh off Skinner's outburst and tell him her remark was a joke, he's quick to snap back: "Well I think it's time you got real."

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