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Newsreader says political attacks are intended to cause ‘chaos and confusion’
Huw Edwards has defended the BBC’s journalism against claims of bias, warning that “toxic cynicism” about the broadcaster’s news output during the general election risks undermining the corporation as it comes under attack from the new Conservative government.
The host of the BBC’s election night coverage said journalists had been under enormous stress in recent weeks as a result of criticism from all sides of the political divide. He said the alternative was “the kind of dross that’s polluted American political discourse”. Continue reading...