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Laura Kuenssberg on how British politics became so toxic
- Kuenssberg says media-bias claims are being used to dodge scrutiny.
- She says the tactic spans parties, from Farage to Polanski.
- Major broadcasters still draw large audiences, she argues.
BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg says politicians across Britain’s political spectrum are increasingly attacking the media’s fairness to avoid answering difficult questions. She argues that this approach, associated with Donald Trump’s “fake news” rhetoric, can undermine scrutiny by casting journalists as biased or dishonest. Kuenssberg cited Nigel Farage’s criticism…
