Identity politics are making BBC impartiality rules trickier to uphold
as improbable as Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, and Sajid Javid, the chancellor, have been chewing over a row about race and impartiality at theBBC
But the rules are clear that viewers should not be able to discern journalists’ views on political issues. John Simpson, a foreign correspondent, and Andrew Neil, a presenter, have got into hot water for sounding off on Twitter. Some journalists think Ms Munchetty’s remarks fell into this category. She appeared uncomfortable as her co-presenter, Dan Walker, prompted her to comment. “I’m not here to give my opinion,” she said, after doing just that.
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