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BBC slammed for ‘sexist’ jibe at Diane Abbott
Presenter Fiona Bruce accused of mocking the shadow home secretary over ‘her relationship with Corbyn’
Labour's Diane Abbott

QUESTION TIME presenter Fiona Bruce has been accused of “bullying” Diane Abbott before her appearance on the BBC’s flagship politics programme.

Fiona Bruce

Ms Bruce is alleged to have mocked the shadow home secretary’s private life and implied that she had only secured her job by sleeping with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

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