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Ex-BBC executive says he was blocked from board due to ‘Labour background’

James Purnell, a minister under Gordon Brown, says corporation feared his appointment would anger Boris Johnson’s government

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2022

BBC says ‘in no way’ did government prompt it to censure Emily Maitlis

Broadcaster denies any pressure from No 10 to apologise for presenter’s criticism of Dominic Cummings

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022

Emily Maitlis is finally free to say what needed saying: the BBC has lost its nerve

In a raw and personal analysis, the former Newsnight presenter reveals a broadcaster that has been cowed by government, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022

Londoner’s Diary: Soho hotting up again with return of sex empire

In today’s Diary: Soho sex club returns / Sopel takes a dig at the Beeb / Difficult second date for Sunak / Idris Elba brings it home / Put prince out to pasture, says author / A fitting tribute at the Proms

Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2022

Andy Burnham: Is there anybody left running Britain who bothers to care?

As I write this, I am sitting on an Avanti West Coast train from Edinburgh to London listening to arguments break out between the passengers. People are arriving at seats thinking they had reserved them weeks ago, only to find someone else sitting there also holding a valid reservation.

Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2022

UK Government insists ‘Tory agent’ on BBC board is helping impartiality

THE UK Government has come out in defence of the man described as an “active agent of the Conservative party” who sits on the BBC board.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 25, 2022

Five things we learnt from Emily Maitlis's speech about the BBC

FORMER BBC journalist Emily Maitlis has been speaking out about issues she has with her former employer’s coverage for some time now since she…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 25, 2022

Who is Robbie Gibb? The 'Tory agent' Emily Maitlis says influences BBC output

EMILY Maitlis, the former BBC anchor and newsnight host, has said there is an “active  agent of the Conservative party” on the…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 25, 2022

Emily Maitlis says 'active Tory agent' has grip on BBC in no-holds-barred speech

Former BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis gave a no-holds-barred speech - where she launched an attack on Robbie Gibb

Daily Mirror · Aug 25, 2022

Watch: Emily Maitlis says BBC ‘sought to pacify’ No10 after Newsnight rebuke

Emily Maitlis said the BBC “sought to pacify” Downing Street by issuing a swift apology for her Newsnight monologue about Dominic Cummings.The journalist added her introduction received “way more attention than in truth it ever deserved”.Maitlis, 51, who left the BBC this year for rival media group Global, used the…

Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2022