BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Claudia Winkleman in savage dig at the Tories

A Tory minister has been slammed after suggesting there could be "some little man in China" eavesdropping on his own private conversations on the phone as he fielded questions over security breaches concerning senior UK Government figures.

EXCLUSIVE: Lyse Doucet, the BBC’s international news supremo, has said she felt she was “fighting for the license fee” when broadcasting for weeks on end in Ukraine earlier this year, as she opened up about covering warzones, “painful” World Service cuts and the digital news revolution.

Paul Whitehouse, 64, shared his thoughts about the BBC on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show today on Radio 2.The Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing star explained he felt like Channel 4 and the BBC were “not in the same league”. Paul spoke to Zoe Ball, 51, about teaming up with comedy partner Harry Enfield, 61, once more to tell the BBC’s centenary story tonight, by digging into the broadcaster’s archives.The show, entitled The Love Box in Your Living Room, is inspired by the work of Adam Curtis and will be a spoof documentary that is comically critical of the BBC in honour of its 100 year legacy. Putting on one of his quirky character voices, Paul told Zoe: “Sorry to get a bit serious with you here, Zoe.“But the BBC is a unique institution and so it was a privilege to mock it, if you like,” he continued.READ MORE:  “And if you look at the output, especially when we’re doing the twos, you know. “You think, ‘This little channel BBC Two - what it’s produced is extraordinary. Absolutely extraordinary.’ “No other channel would have done it,” Paul insisted before aiming a cheeky jibe at a broadcasting rival. “I mean, I know people say Channel 4,” he said.

Joe Lycett, 34, has joked about looking “like a right t**t” following the revelation yesterday that Rishi Sunak, 42, is now Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.The comedian had previously claimed that the former Chancellor would “never” end up in the role.Joe took to Twitter yesterday to show his 1.2 million followers he knows how to make fun of himself with a hilarious new post.The star shared a clip from the BBC programme Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, where he had previously appeared as a guest.“Well it was nice to hear from Rishi Sunak but he’s not going to be Prime Minister,” Joe said in the video. “So you may as well have interviewed Peter Andre,” the star joked, referencing the popular singer and television personality. On Monday, it was announced Rishi would become Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The politician, who formerly served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Boris Johnson, will be the third Tory Prime Minister in less than two months and the fifth in six years. He was formally appointed today following a meeting with King Charles at Buckingham Palace.His appointment marks a dramatic U-turn for the Conservative party, who elected Liz Truss over Rishi just six weeks ago. Liz announced her resignation last week after just 45 days in office, becoming the shortest serving PM of all time. She bid farewell to Downing Street today, delivering an unapologetic farewell speech where she defended her lower-tax vision for the UK.Joe’s followers took to the comment section to share their thoughts on the dramatic political events of the last few days.Mary wrote: “It is a hard one. I am happy for Rishi Sunak on his prime-ministerial role.

Former WWE marketing manager Michelle Donelan has been reappointed UK Culture Secretary, with responsibility for the future of the BBC and Channel 4.

Location, Location, Location star Kirstie Allsopp gave her thoughts about the difference between print and broadcast journalism on Twitter today.

Tory toff Jacob Rees-Mogg has quit government after conceding he would not get a job in Rishi Sunak's Cabinet, despite recanting his claim the new Prime Minister was a "socialist".

BBC following a potential breach of impartiality on Sunday evening. Gary Lineker, 61, who has previously also come under fire for a breach of BBC guidelines, seethed as he took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the situation.  Martine, who is a presenter on BBC News, was taken off air for the comments she made after it was announced Boris Johnson, 58, would be pulling out of the Conservative leadership race.Today Gary retweeted another user, NargisWalker, who shared the details of what had happened to Martine with the caption: “We are all #MartineCroxall.”“Oh for crying out loud,” Gary added above the original tweet, seemingly implying that he did not agree with the BBC’s decision. Martine got in trouble after she said she was “gleeful” during her introduction to Sunday evening’s edition of The Papers.She made the remark at 10.30pm, which was about 90 minutes after Boris announced he would not be standing in the leadership contest. Martine told viewers: “Well this is all very exciting, isn’t it?”Positively beaming, the presenter continued: “Am I allowed to be this gleeful? Well I am.”Later on in the programme, which sees experts discuss the main news stories of the day, Martine admitted she may have breached the BBC’s guidelines.This came after she laughed at one guest’s comment mocking the former prime minister. “I shouldn’t probably [laugh],” she said.

A BBC News presenter has been taken off air for a potential impartiality breach after asking “Am I allowed to be this gleeful?” on a political program yesterday following Boris Johnson’s decision to pull out of the race to be Prime Minister.

BBC News presenter Martine Croxall has enraged some viewers for her reaction to the news that Boris Johnson would not join the race for prime minister.

Gary Lineker, 61, is known for his outspoken Twitter presence and today was no different as he shared his view on Boris Johnson dropping out of the Tory leadership race. While the Match of the Day presenter quipped over the country's state, many Twitter users told the broadcaster to "stick to football" while also further jibing the broadcaster to "stop ripping off taxpayers".Gary took to Twitter to share his opinion on Boris' latest move minutes after the news broke in view of his 8.6 million followers.He quipped: "Boris pulling out.That might be a first."Although Gary's naughty quip was met with plenty of laughs from hundreds of commenters, several also took the opportunity to hit out at the presenter.MSMScumMedia raged: "You stop ripping off the taxpayers that would be a first."In a swift comeback, Gary remarked: "I pay top rate tax.

Boris Johnson has dramatically pulled out the race for 10 Downing Street after admitting he cannot unite the warring Conservative Party.

Rishi Sunak has declared he is running in the Tory leadership race by promising to "fix" the ailing UK econonmy,

One of Boris Johnson’s closest allies has claimed the former Prime Minister is “clearly” standing to succeed Liz Truss.

The SNP is preparing to fight a general election, the party's Westminster leader said, as he insisted Scots will be "appalled" at the prospect of Boris Johnson making a dramatic comeback as prime minister.

A Boris Johnson comeback as Prime Minister would cause a “wave of revulsion” across Scotland, the SNP’s Westminster leader has said.

The Tory leadership election is heating up as a new prime minister is set to be chosen next week following Liz Truss' bombshell resignation.

Forget Liz Truss - it's the whole Tory party that should be packing their bags tonight, according to two Ayrshire politicians.

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross has claimed the “optics” of the chaos surrounding Liz Truss’ Government are “awful”. Ross said the Tory Government would “deal” with bread and butter issues like mortgages, weeks after Truss and her colleagues tanked the UK economy.