Sky News has axed its newest After Dark program, Freya Fires Up, following host Freya Leach’s interview with an Islamophobic guest who wore rashers of bacon while live on air.

Last week, Sky confirmed it would review the show and it said it would pre-record it in the interim, but the program, which had been on air for less than two months, was later removed from Sky’s promotional materials ahead of its Sunday night programming, and it did not air.

Guest Ryan Williams, wearing rashers of bacon, and Sky News host Freya Leach last week.

Instead, Sky showed a rerun of its morning news program, Sunday Agenda , hosted by chief anchor Kieran Gilbert.

On Monday morning, a Sky News spokesman confirmed to this masthead that a decision has been made to discontinue the show, with immediate e

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