Husain has been presenting on the Today programme since 2013, and quickly built up a reputation as a cool-headed and robust interviewer.

She famously told Boris Johnson to “please stop talking” so she could ask a question, in a 2017 encounter (she later confirmed that Johnson had actually interrupted her; she’d been about to say, “please stop talking about [fellow politician] Diane Abbott”).

Maitlis, whose side-eye during a recent Brexit interview went viral, originally thought of becoming a theatre director before she broke into news presenting.

Like Husain, she has the knack of interrupting in a political interview down to a fine art; and believes timing is key.

“If you interrupt somebody too early, if you miss it and don’t interrupt at all – that’s the difference between a good interview and a bad interview. It’s about the absolute moment,” she told The Observer in an interview last month.

Humphrys, who is leaving Today after 32 years in the presenting hot seat, has often faced criticism for what some see as his combative and “hectoring” interview style.

Last year, the BBC defended him amid accusations of aggression in an interview with former Prime Minister Tony Blair, saying: “If a presenter interrupts, the intention is simply to keep the topic on track and ensure that a guest’s views are properly scrutinised.”

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Emily Maitlis is the BBC presenter who interrupts guests the most during political interviews