The shadow culture secretary has called for the BBC to “actively” recruit more Conservatives to its news team. Jeremy Hunt said the BBC had “made huge strides” on diversity issues but should “not forget the core audience”
Well, that’s the warm up line. What are these “huge strides” that so impress Mr Hunt? Not good to hear Conservatives talk in this way. Anyway, here’s the punch-line.
The BBC said it would never recruit people for their politics and Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw described it as “unacceptable political interference”.
That’s former BBC employee Ben Bradshaw.
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