Newsnight denial falls on deaf ears as BBC accused of ‘extreme bias’ over Russian Corbyn image

The BBC has been accused of “extreme bias” after it featured a “Photoshopped” image of Jeremy Corbyn against the Kremlin skyline during a segment about escalating tensions between the UK and Russia on Newsnight, despite presenter Evan Davies’ attempts to justify its use.

• Jenn Selby
• BBC

The Labour leader was apparently depicted wearing a Russian Bolshevik cap against a red-tinted backdrop of the St. Basil’s Cathedral while Ayesha Hazarika, former special advisor to Ed Milliband, and Corbyn ally Chris Williamson MP, were being interviewed about the Government’s response to the Skripal poisoning on…

• Newsnight denial falls…