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Boris Johnson’s ex-communications chief Lee Cain calls Rishi Sunak a ‘Covid revisionist’

The Tory PM hopeful sparked controversy after claiming it was a ‘mistake’ to empower scientists during the Covid pandemic

Evening Standard

The Queen and Boris Johnson: Constitutional problems, parties and apologies

Mr Johnson, who will tender his resignation to the head of state next week, had a controversial time as PM.

The Independent UK

Has the BBC lost its nerve or was Emily Maitlis wrong?

Letters: Ray Jenkin and the former BBC executive Will Wyatt on claims that the former Newsnight presenter was censured because of government pressure

The Guardian - UK

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Labour pledges to strengthen the BBC’s independence and protect funding

Party would insulate broadcaster from political pressure, says shadow culture secretary, as Liz Truss prepares to wage war on it

The Guardian - UK

David Dimbleby criticises Emily Maitlis over Cummings ‘polemic’

Veteran broadcaster says monologue about Dominic Cummings’ lockdown breach should have been phrased as questions

The Guardian - UK

Dimbleby says Maitlis should not have made Newsnight monologue a ‘polemic’

The veteran broadcaster also dismissed the idea a call from No 10 put pressure on the BBC to rebuke Maitlis and her team.

The Independent UK

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

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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

BBC boss claims UK Government did not influence Emily Maitlis Newsnight case

The BBC’s chief content officer has claimed “in no way was there any influence from the Government or the board” on the broadcaster over its…

The National (Scotland)

When an agent of the Tory party decides the BBC’s ‘bias’, it’s a huge problem

All too often, news media are primed to back down, even apologise, to prove how fair they are. That can be exploited, says journalist Emily Maitlis

The Guardian - UK

BBC boss insists ‘no influence’ from Government in Emily Maitlis Newsnight case

Charlotte Moore was speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival.

The Independent UK

Scientists accuse Rishi Sunak of ‘Trump’ tactics with attack on Covid lockdown experts

Tory leadership contender accused of spouting ‘dangerous nonsense’ and attempting to rewrite history

The Independent UK

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)

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

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Evening Standard

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…

The Independent UK

‘Active agent of Tory party’ shaping BBC news coverage, says Emily Maitlis

Former Newsnight presenter says broadcaster ‘sought to pacify’ No 10

The National (Scotland)

Emily Maitlis says BBC board member is 'active agent of the Conservative party'

EMILY Maitlis has alleged that a BBC board member is an “active agent of the Conservative party” who molds the corporation’s news…

Evening Standard

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

Emily Maitlis said the BBC “sought to pacify” Downing Street by issuing a swift apology for her Newsnight monologue about Dominic Cummings.

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The Independent UK

Emily Maitlis says BBC ‘sought to pacify’ Number 10 over Newsnight monologue

Maitlis left the BBC earlier this year and said the media was often guilty of ‘normalising’ populist views in the name of balance.

Daily Record

Margaret Ferrier faces same calls to resign she made to Dominic Cummings for breaking lockdown rules

Ms Ferrier last week admitted putting people's lives at risk, but in 2020 she called for Mr Cummings to resign for breaking COVID rules

The National (Scotland)

Laura Kuenssberg poses for Vogue as she tells of online abuse experience

FORMER BBC editor Laura Kuenssberg has posed for the September issue of British Vogue as she shared her experience of online abuse.

The Guardian - UK

There’s a gaping hole at the centre of British politics where ideas used to be

Ideas once animated politics. Now our political class is rudderless at a time of crisis, says writer William Davies

The Guardian - UK

‘Brilliant and ever-changing’: readers’ favourite street art in Europe

From Penge to Sardinia, exuberant street art makes neighbourhoods more vibrant and casts light on local history and culture – or just gives you a laugh

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak was plotting Boris Johnson's downfall 15 months ago claims top Tory

The senior Conservative said: “Rishi knew last year that he was going to run to replace Boris. It was just a question of getting the timing right.”

The Independent UK

Former aide to Boris Johnson says she felt like his ‘nanny’

The former senior aide recounted her time at the heart of Government during the first waves of Covid.

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