BBCs Laura Kuenssberg bias row over shameful | UK News

BBC presenter Laura Kuenssberg was slammed by viewers for “bias” in a fiery interview with Robert Jenrick. Reform UK’s economics spokesman appeared on Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg, where he mentioned allegations that social gathering chief Nigel Farage acquired financial advantages from a convicted legal in the yr before he entered Parliament.

However, viewers felt he took over the interview in an “embarrassing” twist and slammed the journalist for her handling of it. One said: “Stop letting Jenrick bang on about anything other than the questions asked, weak interview by BBC again, far too much time allowed on him spouting propaganda, it’s so biased and shameful.” Another added: “Jesus, #bbclaurak, stop letting Robert Jenrick take over your interview. It’s weak, frustrating and embarrassing. Do your job.”

A 3rd said: “Robert Jenrick currently interviewing Laura Kuenssberg on @BBCNews. She’s a blessed disgrace. Why not give him a massage while you’re at it, Laura?”

A fourth said: “Jenrick wheeled out on @bbclaurak to defend Farage … a pathetic interview from LK, no push, and she allows him to make a party political broadcast on behalf of Reform. Laura Kuenssberg is a poor journalist.”

A fifth fumed: “Dear God Robert Jenrick walked all over Laura Kuenssberg and she let him – weak, weak, weak. She has passed her sell-by date.”

However, some viewers felt she was doing a good job. “Robert Jenrick also dying on his arse on #BBCLauraK,” said one.

During the car-crash interview, Kuenssberg struggled to get a phrase in as Mr Jenrick steadily turned the questions back on her.

He also accused her of not divulging the full information as she requested him about reviews Nigel Farage failed to declare advantages offered by an ally, George Cottrell, who was once convicted of fraud in the US. Among the claims have been that Mr Farage used a property rented by Cottrell close to Buckingham Palace.

She identified that MPs ought to declare advantages eceived in the 12 months before their election to Parliament, but he shot back: “You have omitted the second half of the rule, which is that you don’t have to declare things where they’re purely personal.

“The allegation that you put to me is that Nigel Farage, perhaps a couple of occasions, stayed in the home of a personal good friend. Nigel Farage is allowed to have pals as a politician. You’re allowed to keep at a good friend’s home.

“Certainly remember Nigel was not an elected politician, he was, if you like, an ex-politician at the time, he was somebody in the private world who was not even considering standing for Parliament. He’d ruled it out, and this was a friendship that he had with someone who was, who was helping him. So, I honestly don’t see what the story is here.”