NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
The BBC has ruled that it failed to meet impartiality rules when a presenter celebrated Boris Johnson withdrawing from the Tory leadership race.
Martine Croxall was fronting an edition of The Papers when she expressed glee that the former Prime Minister would no longer contend in the race, which was won by Rishi Sunak, despite claiming to have 102 nominations.
At the time, she said it was possible she was breaking impartiality rules.
Responding to viewer complaints, the BBC said in a statement: ‘In this programme several remarks and reactions from the presenter caused a significant risk that the audience could believe opinions were being expressed on the Conservative leadership contest.