Theo Usherwood was delivering his latest Brexit update live on-air on LBC on Friday afternoon when he was interrupted by his 4-year-old son. Presenter Eddie Mair was left in hysterics in the studio as the Political Editor struggled to deliver his update, with the sound of his son in the background. As the presenter heard thumping in the background, Mair explained the situation to listeners.

He said: “Maybe I will just explain, as many listeners have said, when do you get time off, when do you get five minutes away from the office.

“I saw you in the office this morning, you came to the editorial meeting at 9am and you’re speaking to us from home now, never mind Brexit just paint a picture of what’s going on in front of you.”

Usherwood burst out laughing before all listeners could hear was the sound of gushing water.

LBC host Mair quipped: “It sounds like the Commons” referencing Parliament with suffered a leak earlier this week.

That is my four-year-old Eddie, trying to flood the garden

Theo Usherwood

As the chaos continued, Usherwood was heard telling his son to “turn the tap off”.

Usherwood said: “That is my four-year-old Eddie, trying to flood the garden.”

The host asked whether Usherwood had explained to his son that he “had to be on the radio in a moment”.

The Political Editor said he had the television set up for his son and that he had to explain Brexit to LBC listeners.

Usherwood said he would “carry on” with his Brexit update which prompted the host to burst out with laughter once again.

The Political Editor continued with his update with his four-year-old heard in the background shouting out “dad”.

At the end of his piece, Mair said: “That was Theo Usherwood at home if that wasn’t completely apparent.

“Seriously, he finally got half a day off and still volunteered to explain Brexit to us, we thank him for that”.

On Friday, Mrs May wrote to European Council president Donald Tusk requesting an extension to the Article 50 process until June 30.

The Prime Minister said she will seek to ratify her withdrawal agreement before the European Parliament elections on May 23, but will make “responsible preparations” to take part if that does not prove possible.

Mrs May said if ongoing talks with Labour do not lead to a “single unified approach soon” then the Government would instead look to establish a “consensus” on options on a future relationship that could be put to the Commons.

Reports suggest Mr Tusk is recommending a longer postponement of one year, with a break clause in the case of earlier ratification, in a so-called “flextension” deal.

Mr Tusk is preparing to put the option to EU leaders at a crunch summit next Wednesday in a bid to prevent the UK crashing out of the bloc on April 12.

Conservative Education minister, Nadhim Zahawi, warned a further Brexit delay which saw the UK fighting the EU elections in May would be a “suicide note” for the Tory Party.

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