Channel 4 News has a new policy banning nonpolitical journalists from tweeting about politics after high-profile clashes with Boris Johnson over the last few months.



The decision comes during what one Channel 4 source described as a “period of deep self-reflection” for the broadcaster after two run-ins with Boris Johnson’s campaign team during the election.

The first was Channel 4’s decision to put a melting ice sculpture to stand-in for Johnson during the climate debate.

In retaliation, a senior Johnson aide told BuzzFeed News that Johnson would look at reviewing the broadcaster’s news remit if elected.



The second came in the final days of the campaign when Channel 4’s online team made a subtitling error on a video it tweeted out.

The broadcaster wrongly suggested Johnson had discussed whether "people of colour” should be allowed in the UK under Conservative immigration policy, but later clarified that the PM said "people of talent".