A BBC documentary about Dominic Cummings broke accuracy rules by suggesting that the prime minister’s former chief adviser was prejudiced against Muslims, the corporation’s executive complaints unit has ruled.
Taking Control: The Dominic Cummings Story, presented by Emily Maitlis, risked misleading viewers by taking quotes from a think tank paper about immigration out of context, the unit said.
It is the second time in a year that a Maitlis-fronted programme about Mr Cummings has been found in breach of the BBC’s editorial standards, after her Newsnight monologue in May.
The documentary, broadcast in March, was promoted by the national broadcaster as its first in-depth investigation into the most powerful unelected figure in Westminster.
It featured interviews with more than 20 people who have known