Mrs Truss held her hands to her face and said ‘Oh my God’ after there was a loud crash – and then the competition was called off. TalkTV said Ms McCann was “fine” but that the channel had been given medical advice not to continue. “We apologize to our viewers and listeners,” she added in a statement. As the debate was interrupted, a message on TalkTV and The Sun’s feed read: “We regret the interruption of this programme.” Truss and Sunak TV debate halted after studio incident – live updates The channel resumed broadcasting shortly afterwards but cut to a different studio with presenter Ian Collins saying there was a “medical issue”. He said: “Everyone is fine so that’s the good news. Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss are still in the studio right now talking to readers and answering these questions.” A spokeswoman for the Sun confirmed the incident was called off due to a “medical issue”, adding: “We hope to be back on air soon.” But TalkTV later tweeted that Ms McCann, their political editor, was not expected to return to air. Image: Discussion was suspended after the incident Ms McCann was due to appear alongside The Sun’s political editor Harry Cole, but tested positive for COVID-19 earlier today. He tweeted that he was “so proud” of his friend, who was “absolutely the boss”. Rishi Sunak also sent his best wishes to the presenter, writing on Twitter: “Good news you’re already on the mend @KateEMcCann. “It was a great conversation and I look forward to seeing you again soon.” And Liz Truss said: “Relieved to hear Kate McCann is fine. I’m really sorry such a good conversation had to end. I look forward to meeting Kate and the rest of the team again soon.” Image: Talk TV debate The incident came as Mr Sunak and Ms Truss clashed once again over tax, NHS funding and the economy in their second one-on-one televised debate.
