Viewers accused the BBC of bias after presenter Emily Maitlis stated on Newsnight that ‘Dominic Cummings broke lockdown rules’.
Referring to the fact that Mr Cummings took a 260-mile round trip from London to County Durham with his family, Emily said the top government aide was in the wrong.
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Her comments have sparked a row accusing the BBC of bias and impartiality.
What did Emily say?
“Dominic Cummings broke the rules, the country can see that, and it’s shocked the government cannot,” Emily said on Newsnight.
“He should understand that public mood now. One of fury, contempt and anguish.
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“He made those who struggled to keep to the rules feel like fools, and has allowed many more to assume they can now flout them.”
Tories answer back
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