Laura Kuenssberg has been criticised for tweeting unnamed criticism of Sir Keir Starmer after he called for a ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown in England.
The Labour leader heaped pressure on to the Prime Minister following revelations that he dismissed a recommendation for the measure from Government scientists three weeks ago.
In his most dramatic intervention to date, Sir Keir said a two to three-week national lockdown over half term was needed to improve test and trace and prevent a “sleepwalk into a long and bleak winter”.
But the BBC’s political editor was quick to pour scorn on the comments, tweeting a response from a “government source” who described the moves as “shamelessly opportunist”.
However shortly before Kuenssberg’s tweet, Tory Chairman Amanda Milling posted a tweet with the exact same wording, fuelling allegations of “client journalism”.
Other reporters such as Beth Rigby were also quick to toe the party line, leading to much scepticism on social media.
Here’s some of the response so far:
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