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Emily Maitlis’ Newsnight opener on Dominic Cummings breached BBC’s 'impartiality guidelines'

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The BBC has said that its Newsnight introduction which discussed the Dominic Cummings controversy 'did not meet standards of due impartiality'.

Journalist Emily Maitlis began the Tuesday evening episode by saying that the Prime Minister's senior advisor had “broken the rules” and “the country can see that, and it’s shocked the government cannot”.

While Emily's speech has been praised online by some Newsnight watchers, the broadcaster announced in a statement on Wednesday that staff have since been “reminded of the guidelines” around impartiality.

In the Newsnight opening, Ms Maitlis continued: “The longer ministers and the Prime Minister tell us he worked within [the rules], the more angry the response to this scandal is likely to be. “He

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