The new Director of News might like to take a look at the number of "Political Editors" the BBC is running, and their work.
First, Chris Mason, on duty days, is omni-present. Not only reporting on the 'story of the day' but usually bookending with both a live introduction and thumb-sucking back anno on both the Six and Ten on BBC1. It's a throwback to the days of Laura Kuenssberg as Chief Political Correspondent, when David Aaronovitch coined the term "Kuenssbergovision".
Political Editors of previous centuries - David Holmes, John Cole and Robin Oakley - allowed others to do the running round, and only appeared when they deemed stories to have accumulated sufficient weight to demand their presence on screen.
Laura Kuenssburg is still required to opine on weekend Newscasts, and a weekly newsletter. Her Sunday output is 'news', today, Thursday.
Alan Milburn's full report making headlines today - our interview with him from this weekend https://t.co/8Ly8pCROnK
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) May 28, 2026
And another former Political Editor, Nick Robinson, modestly shared his opinions of his own interview all day yesterday...
On the @BBCNews Channel: former PM Sir Tony Blair says the Labour government has no "coherent plan" for the country. @bbcnickrobinson spoke to us after interviewing him 🧵 pic.twitter.com/qR7Ax4xeO2
— Luxmy Gopal (@luxmy_g) May 27, 2026
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