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To think the BBC has become a mouthpiece for Reform and will help win them the next election

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Hazlenuts2016 · 08/03/2026 10:53

Previously posted in politics but now posting in AIBU for more traffic.
Watching Laura K this morning shamelessly talking over everything Yvette Cooper was saying and then interview Robert Jenrick as if he were a key member of the (proper) shadow cabinet and barely challenge him at all. Why was he even given airtime this morning? I think she and Chris Mason, particularly, are on the wrong side of history and will regret it when Farage gets in, abolishes the BBC and they have to beg for jobs at GB News. The excessive amount of time the BBC gives to Reform and their endless criticism of Labour is so blatant.

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Hazlenuts2016 · 08/03/2026 11:11

@MissyB1 absolutely. She switched from Conservatives to Reform in a heart beat.

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Hazlenuts2016 · 08/03/2026 11:06

@LlynTegid I hope you're right about them not winning because I really value the NHS and know that would be the first thing to go

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Hazlenuts2016 · 08/03/2026 11:05

@letsallchant and they've barely challenged them on this Trump style election stealing allegation even though they were more than 4k votes off winning.

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MissyB1 · 08/03/2026 11:04

Kuennsberg is practically a member of Reform now surely?! She seems to want to be around them and listen to them all the time!

letsallchant · 08/03/2026 11:00

Agreed. They consistently give airtime to Reform that their performance doesn't merit. The 2024 election coverage was particularly bad as they massively over estimated the number of seats Reform would win, then made loads of fuss of their 5 seats blanked while blanking the Greens who got 4.

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Hazlenuts2016 · 08/03/2026 11:00

@Daysgowhat about Jenrick's failures when he was in government? His incompetence that created a lot of the crap Labour have had to deal with. Why does she adopt such a delicate style of interviewing with him and not allow Cooper to speak?

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Daysgo · 08/03/2026 10:57

Yabu. Why would they not interview opposition. Its good to interview all sides..

Re Labour.. how could anyone not criticise them- look at the u turns, the incompetence, the unwillingness to address properly grooming gangs etc... ?

You sound like the Maga cultists protesting about accurate reporting of Trump tbh!!

LlynTegid · 08/03/2026 10:56

I think it is particular to parts of the BBC, such as Question Time and Laura Kuennsberg's show.

I don't think Reform will win the next election, but the BBC will mean that they end with more seats than if the questioning was challenging to them. And if their response was to boycott the BBC, then the BBC should say so and empty chair them. If they threaten legal action, publish the threatening letters.