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Robbie Smith

Londoner’s Diary: BBC scared to scrutinise Tories, claims David Hare

Welcome back to Tuesday’s edition of the Londoner’s Diary. Today, we hear from playwright David Hare who claims a culture of ‘omerta’ at the BBC prevents them scrutinising Conservatives. Then, Sathnam Sanghera shares his hopes for his new documentary, Es Devlin reveals the shape that Rihanna hates and we chat to viral TikTok sea shanty singer Nathan Evans about the minke in the Thames. Later in SW1A, Priti Patel makes a personal comparison and a Labour group demands more working-class candidates.

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