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BBC yet again caught out for bias

THE BBC has yet again been accused of bias after it removed sounds of the audience laughing at Prime Minister Boris Johnson during the Question Time leaders’ debate.

Mr Johnson took to the stage on Friday with opposition leaders Jeremy Corbyn, Jo Swinson and Nicola Sturgeon, who were each given 30 minutes to take questions from the live audience in Sheffield.

One audience member asked Mr Johnson: “How important is it for someone in your position of power to always tell the truth?”

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