๐จ NEWS: The BBC has been using taxpayer-funded civil servants to help write and fact-check news coverage on sensitive issues including illegal immigration, Channel crossings and Covid.
An investigation by The Telegraph reveals that 39 government officials have been seconded to the broadcaster since 2018, including staff from the Home Office, HMRC and other departments. Some contributed to articles credited to BBC News and BBC Verify.
The BBC insists these officials had no editorial control and only provided statistical expertise.
The BBC hasn't been impartial for years. Now we discover that Whitehall officials have been helping produce its news coverage, including reports on government policies.
This latest revelation only reinforces everything we've been saying about the broadcaster for years.
@EricLDaugh They should have taken him down by any means. I may not like our Police ATM but that's out of order and I feel the the victim of the attack.
@radleftexposed He can blame his own lack of leadership. I feel sorry for the French people who like us in the UK and other parts of Europe who have leaders that are not doing their job. Left Wing Socialism is killing us all.