BBC rejects complaint against Laura Kuenssberg for saying ‘nitty gritty’

The BBC has rejected a complaint against political editor Laura Kuenssberg over her use of the phrase ‘nitty gritty’ – which anti-racism campaigners claim originates from the slave trade. The award-winning journalist used the well-known term while speaking on BBC political talk show Brexitcast as she discussed the departure of top Downing Street press chief Lee … Read more

Left-wing trolls target BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg again after she appeared to defend Dominic Cummings

Left-wing trolls target BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg again – calling her a ‘Tory stooge’ after she appeared to defend Dominic Cummings over reports he flouted lockdown rules Kuenssberg disputed a Daily Mirror report that Cummings broke lockdown rules She Tweeted that a source told her Cummings’s trip had been within guidlines Former Labour MP Ian Austin … Read more