Back in time: Jeremy Paxman (Picture: Jeff Overs/BBC)
13 May 2014
Although Jeremy Paxman was physically present for Newsnight yesterday, his mind seemed to be on other things. In an interview with former Chancellor Nigel Lawson, a demob-happy Paxman referred to the Prime Minister as Michael Howard, only recollecting moments later that the PM is in fact David Cameron.
It’s been nearly a decade since Howard was Tory leader — and almost twice that since Paxman eviscerated him on air by asking the same question 14 times. “Reliving past glories already, Jeremy?” tittered one Twitter wag.
