🚨 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.