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BBC board member 'liked anti-SNP tweet by accident', corporation head claims

The BBC board member who Emily Maitlis described as an “active agent of the Tory party” liked a tweet criticising the SNP by mistake,…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 6, 2022

BBC boss rejects bias claims over Joe Lycett's appearance on Laura Kuenssberg show

Tim Davie told MPs on the Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sports Committee the BBC had only recieved 28 complaints about the comedian's comments even after a right-wing newspaper splashed an attack on its front page.

Daily Mirror · Sep 6, 2022

BBC bosses say Emily Maitlis’ criticism of Newsnight case was ‘completely wrong’

The BBC director-general and chairman addressed Emily Maitlis’ speech while appearing before a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

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 · Aug 27, 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

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 · Aug 25, 2022

Emily Maitlis’s former Newsnight editor praises ‘brilliant’ MacTaggart Lecture

The journalist, who left the BBC earlier this year, said the media was often guilty of ‘normalising’ populist views in the name of balance.

The Independent UK · 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

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

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

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022