Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson has argued that Donald Trump brought “peace and relative stability” during his tenure as US president, while Succession’s Brian Cox described him as a “monster”.

Boris Johnson has been “fired for banging on about his book” during a guest appearance on Channel 4’s coverage of the US election, according to the programme’s co-host Krishnan Guru-Murthy.

The run-up to the election has been marked by concerns over disinformation, foreign influence and threats to election workers ...