Politics · 3 hours ago
Civil Servants Were Placed in ITV and Channel 4 Newsrooms at Elections
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Government statisticians have been placed inside the newsrooms of ITV and Channel 4 during general elections, the Telegraph has reported, days after revealing a similar BBC scheme. Some 39 civil servants were seconded to the BBC over eight years. The BBC has paused its scheme and launched a review, insisting the statisticians never made editorial decisions, while critics warn it risks damaging trust in impartiality.
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