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July 14, 2021updated 30 Sep 2022 10:27am

BBC appointment of ex-Huffpost editor under scrutiny after report of attempted block by Sir Robbie Gibb

By PA Media and Press Gazette

Updated 14 July:

Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Leader of the Commons, has said bringing in journalists from left-wing outlets undermined the perception of the organisation’s independence.

In his fortnightly podcast for the Conservative Home website, Rees-Mogg complained the corporation was unwilling to take on people seen to have come from a more right-wing background.

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