'It was a private joke': BBC news anchor apologises after caught flipping the bird

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The slip was broadcast globally on the BBC News world feed during Prime Minister's Questions on December 6.
Transcript
00:00 Live from London, this is BBC News. Britain's former Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologises
00:11 for the pain and loss suffered in the UK during the coronavirus pandemic.
00:16 You can find the full interview on our website.
00:18 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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