BBC: Anchor broke 'impartiality' rules with comments about top aide to Boris Johnson

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The BBC said the host of Newsnight made comments about Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top aide that did not meet the outlet’s standards for impartiality.

Emily Maitlis, the anchor, criticized Dominic Cummings, the aide, on the show Tuesday as he faces accusations that his 260-mile drive from London to his relatives’ home in Durham broke with the country’s coronavirus lockdown rules.

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