Prime Minister Boris Johnson used Huawei phones to take photos on television, the day after he announced he would ban Huawei equipment.

The camcorder recorded the moment Johnson used a purple Huawei P20 Pro phone to take a selfie with MC Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, after an interview in ITV's "This Morning" on December 5.

The day before, the British Prime Minister announced at the NATO summit that he could follow in the footsteps of allies, embargoes or restrictions on Huawei equipment in the development of 5G networks.

"When we finished filming the show, he pulled out his phone and took a picture," Willoughby said in another scene after the interview. It's unclear if this $ 444 phone will be owned by Johnson.

British government spokesman as well as Huawei representative declined to comment.

Huawei is at the heart of US and European trade and security policy. Washington threatens to retaliate against any government that allows the Chinese technology company to participate in developing 5G network technology.

In October, the UK postponed a final decision on whether to allow domestic telecom suppliers to use Huawei equipment, until after the December 12 election.

"I don't want the country to be unnecessarily hostile with foreign investment," Johnson told a news conference after the NATO summit.

"But on the other hand, we cannot jeopardize important national security interests, nor can we compromise our ability to cooperate with security partner Five Eyes and that will be the key criterion for making decisions." ", Johnson said, referring to countries that share common intelligence. Three countries New Zealand, Australia and the US have banned Huawei while Canada and the UK have yet to decide.