# Kuenssberg says minister’s hotel room encounter left her uncomfortable

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/laura-kuenssberg-was-invited-to-a-threesome-by-government-minister-who-lay-sprawled-on-hotel-bed-with-shirt-buttons-undone-and-his-partner-there-waiting/
- Published: 2026-10-31T10:16:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T10:32:59+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16254419/Laura-Kuenssberg-threesome-Government-minister.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Art, Culture, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Kuenssberg recounts an uncomfortable hotel-room encounter with a minister.
- Her book describes other unwanted advances during her career.
- She warns that young journalists can be vulnerable.

## Summary

Laura Kuenssberg says a government minister appeared to invite her into a sexual encounter when she went to his hotel room for an arranged meeting at a party conference. She describes the incident in her first book and says it made her uncomfortable, while acknowledging she may have misread the situation.

She also recounts other unwanted advances by politicians and a peer, and says she cut off contact in several cases. Kuenssberg raises concerns about the vulnerability of young journalists, and describes online abuse and security risks during her time as the BBC’s political editor. Her book also examines political interviews and growing polarisation.

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