Credit: Francesca Unsworth, BBC
BBC’s director of news and current affairs, Francesca Unsworth, has defended the public broadcaster’s independence after its recruitment processes have been called into question.
Unsworth had allegedly been warned over text message by Sir Robbie Gibb, a BBC non-executive and a former adviser to Theresa May, against the appointment of former HuffPost UK editor Jess Brammar to a senior editorial role because of her left-wing views.
Gibb is reported to have said the government’s “fragile trust in the BBC will be shattered” if the move went ahead.
The whole scenario raises questions over the independence of BBC decisions and flies in the…
