BBC News at Six viewers in stitches as presenter walks off screen at start of show

Chris Mason was caught up in the unfortunate blunder on the BBC News at Six (Image: BBC)

BBC News at Six viewers were left in stitches after an unfortunate blunder at the start of the show.

When the shot seemingly should have been on broadcaster Jane Hill outside Holyrood Parliament in Edinburgh, it was instead on BBC political editor Chris Mason.

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Mason could be seen standing back in a mostly empty shot of the parliament building, clearing his throat and bizarrely stumbling off-screen during an awkward moment on Monday's show.

The camera then cut back to Hill, who was introducing the programme live. The moment was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by TV critic and broadcaster Scott Bryan who captioned the video: “A hilarious start to the BBC News at Six.”

Eagle-eyed viewers were quick to notice the gaffe, as one fan joked: "Poor Chris Mason, inevitable he'll be on Have I Got News for You, or with footwork like that, Strictly Come Dancing."

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A hilarious start to the BBC News at Six pic.twitter.com/2dMFfPFIUL

— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) April 29, 2024

A second added: "Enjoying Chris Mason realising that he shouldn’t be standing exactly where he is standing."

The pair were broadcasting live outside Holyrood due to Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, announcing his resignation after he cut ties with his government's power-sharing partners.

Yousaf has been in the role since March of last year and was at the centre of chaos in the Scottish Parliament last week when he announced the end of his power-sharing deal with the Scottish Green Party.

He cut ties following a row over the SNP's u-turn on climate targets as he said the agreement between the parties had "served its purpose".

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As a result, his former Green allies teamed up with the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats to back two no-confidence motions, one for himself as leader of Scotland and another for the entire Scottish government.

Ahead of any votes taking place, Yousaf stepped down earlier today saying he was “not willing to treat my values and principles or do deals with whomever simply for retaining power”.

This was after he insisted last week that he would not be resigning over the matter. Yousaf said he will remain in post until a replacement first minister is chosen.