The BBC's director-general Tim Davie has praised Laura Kuenssberg after comedian Joe Lycett appeared on her new politics show and appeared to sarcastically praise new Prime Minister Liz Truss. Mr Davie said Ms Kuenssberg conducted herself in "exemplary fashion".
The first episode of the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg made headlines after the stand-up jokingly claimed during the programme he was "very right-wing" and that he felt "reassured" following Ms Truss' live interview in the studio. Discussing impartiality within the BBC during a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee meeting on Tuesday, Mr Davie said he did not think having Mr Lycett booked for the show displayed "BBC bias in the slightest" as he felt "the audience saw it for what it was".
He said: "We can debate exactly what you debated about whether it was the right booking, but what I will say is Laura conducted herself, as the BBC host, I thought in an exemplary fashion in a slightly difficult situation. We move on."
