Emily Maitlis Reprimanded By BBC For Dominic Cummings Lockdown Comments
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deadline.comBy Tom Grater International Film Reporter BBC presenter Emily Maitlis has been reprimanded by the broadcaster for comments made on last night’s edition of flagship news and current affairs program Newsnight about a controversial lockdown trip taken by government aide Dominic Cummings.
It is not clear whether Maitlis has been stood down from tonight’s edition of the program, which is due to go out at 22.45PM UK time (2:45PM PT).
The Guardian is reporting that Katie Razzall will take over hosting duties. However, a tweet from an account claiming to be Newsnight editor Esme Wren stated that Maitlis “hasn’t been replaced in response to the statement” and that Razzall was “part of the team”, inferring that a shift in host was not out of the
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