BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg sparks backlash as viewers catch her in big blunder | TV and radio Show and television

BBC presenter Laura Kuenssberg has come under fire after she referred to an outdated document as “official government policy” on her Sunday morning politics show.

During the latest installment of its morning show (October 13), the broadcaster featured Scottish First Minister John Swinney, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, Lloyds Banking Group chief executive and leadership candidate curator Robert Jenrick.

The broadcaster, 48, discussed some of the biggest stories to hit the headlines today, including the death of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond.

But the program took an unexpected turn when the newsreader broached the subject of the P&O Ferries ‘sack and re-hire’ scandal with the company secretary.

It kicked off the discussion with an interview by transport secretary Louise Haige, who blasted DP World by saying she would “boycott” her company P&O Ferries and warned they were a “rogue operator”.

In 2022, P&O Ferries, owned by DP World, made 800 crew redundant without notice after stopping all sailing. The company then substantially reduced competitors’ staffing costs by rehiring absent crew members using low-wage agency workers.

During a tense interview with the company secretary, the reporter asked him if the government believes P&O Ferries is a “rogue operator”. The politician replied: “No, this is not the government’s position.

“But I think we need to make it clear that we don’t support layoffs and retrenchment. What we believe and are proving is that we can improve the market, we can improve people’s labor rights while attracting the same kind of people. the investments that we need as a country.”

It was at this point that Laura revealed a “government press release” that appeared to contradict this claim. The transportation secretary’s statement in 2022 said, “Rogue businessmen should not be given the green light to flout our nation’s laws, compromise safety standards and hurt our economy.”

The journalist again asked the politician about the government’s position on the issue, to which he replied: “We will always make it clear: what happened was not right, so we are changing the law to make sure that it does not happen again “

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