The list was shown with London Grammar’s live version of The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony” playing over the top of it.
Newsnight viewers have said the show should win a Bafta after it replaced its end credits with a list of all the ministerial resignations so far, set to an acoustic version of “Bittersweet Symphony”.
The Independent has contacted representatives for The Verve and London Grammar for comment on the track’s use.
It ended with the words: “Boris Johnson – Prime Minister ?”