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James O’Brien parts ways with BBC Newsnight rather than ‘wind neck in’ on Brexit and Trump

By Pavlena Todorova

James O’Brien has parted ways with BBC’s Newsnight.

The broadcaster is an open critic of Brexit and US President Donald Trump, views which he airs on his daily LBC radio show.

But his opinionated approach flies in the face of strict BBC guidelines on impartiality, which have recently been applied to presenters who have taken a stance on BBC pay equality – resulting in some being taken off the air.

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