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berbatrick

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The Daily Mirror break an exclusive story on Cummings breaking lockdown rules and the BBC Political Editor is transparently acting as a mouthpiece to try and dismiss it.


Note - the story did not say the police spoke directly to Cummings, but Laura suggests that was the claim because she knows that can be refuted. She also cited the source as refuting it broke guidelines when the details, which are not denied, are clearly against the guidelines - journalists are supposed to point these things out. Beyond belief how brazen she can be in clearly acting on behalf on the government/Cummings directly.
hopefully now that corbyn is gone, others will see her bias for what it is. (remembering the reaction here to the "pretty grim encounter")
 

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hopefully now that corbyn is gone, others will see her bias for what it is. (remembering the reaction here to the "pretty grim encounter")
She’s realised she can act with impunity, taken the mask off and just become an open and unashamed government propagandist now. Actively replying to a fellow journalists’s scoop within 8 minutes of it breaking citing anonymous sources to refute it :wenger: and the taxpayer is funding her to do this. I know exactly what she’s like and even I’m in shock at the brazenness of this latest attempt to protect Cummings
 

SteveJ

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BBC: 'Police charge lockdown-breaker Dominic Cummings with possession of terrible tracksuit bottoms. Laura Kuenssberg promoted to Director General'.
 

SteveJ

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Even he was fired or resigned, he'd carry on being what he supposedly is: an 'unofficial' adviser'.
 

SteveJ

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It shouldn't matter if he 'isn't remotely bothered'.
 

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I'm going to complain to the BBC about Laura K.

Equally as important as the above though, is that Cummings gets the boot.
 

vodrake

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Of course he isn't worried, Boris wont dare give him the push and he sure as feck won't walk himself.
 

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Of course he isn't worried, Boris wont dare give him the push and he sure as feck won't walk himself.
I'm sure he's smart enough to have plenty of dirt on stupid Johnson. The question is, will he accept a pay-off and a lucrative move into the private sector to save Johnson's job. I suspect he will and the blame can once again be shifted away from MPs.

This may not be the straw that breaks the donkey's back. But that ass can't take much more of a beating before even the tories get sick of it.
 

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I used to think some of the criticism she received was ridiculous but she has become a shocking journalist. No attempt to find the truth, just parrots "government sources". Apparently, her "source close to Cummings" is Cummings himself.
 

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It's actually unbelievable that she parrots this stuff with no critical thought.

None of the above is any less acceptable or within regulations.
 

Adisa

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It's actually unbelievable that she parrots this stuff with no critical thought.

None of the above is any less acceptable or within regulations.
A fecking kid could do what she's doing. She's no longer a journalist. Peter Oborne had an excellent article about her and Peston. Zero desire to dig deeper. Just copy and past what your "government source" says.
 

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Remember when the left complained about her bias and it was because we were sexist and we couldn't stand criticism of Corbyn. Yeah that was cool.
 

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It's alright as long as you believe you are acting responisbly and legally. It's how I always get out of traffic fines!
 

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"You and your paper can feck off."
I'm going to complain to the BBC about Laura K.
Don't waste your time. When she reported a story that literally never happened they decided they could find no evidence that she didn't check its validity before doing so.

More chance of the parasites in Buckingham Palace losing their jobs than Law Haw.
 

Acole9

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Of course they're not going to bloody sack him, they're a bunch of bottle jobs. Jaywick wasn't made to resign or get the sack after he delivered a takeaway to his parents and he's a minister.

This is what happens when you vote for a bunch of scumbags folks.