Chris Mason
BBC Chris Mason has been appointed the BBC's new political editor, the corporation has announced. The Yorkshire-born broadcaster, 41, has worked as a BBC journalist for two decades and currently hosts Radio 4's Any Questions? programme. He replaces Laura Kuenssberg, who stepped down earlier this year. Mason will take up his new post in May, following the UK's local elections. He will continue to front Any Questions? until the summer. In addition to his new role, Mason has been one of the original hosts of Newscast (formerly known as Brexitcast), worked on the BBC's regional desk at Westminster and as a political reporter for BBC Radio 5 Live. He co-presented the network's Question Time Extra Time, a radio spin-off from the BBC One political panel show, and spent two years in Brussels as Europe correspondent. Mason became a political correspondent for the corporation in 2012 and occasionally stands in as a presenter on BBC Breakfast.
88%
The Daily's Verdict
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Bias
95%
Examples:
- Labour are stoking speculation - without any specific evidence - that a minister, or perhaps more than one, might have placed a bet.
- They argue it is evidence that the Conservatives, or at least some of them, believe it is one rule for them and another for everyone else.
Conflicts of Interest
100%
Examples:
- A billionaire who gave the Conservatives £500,000 before the last general election has told the BBC he will vote Labour for the first time in his life next month.
Contradictions
86%
Examples:
- Five people linked to Sunak or the Conservatives have been identified as part of the Gambling Commission's inquiries so far.
- Two Conservative election candidates, Laura Saunders and Craig Williams, are under investigation by the gambling watchdog along with Mason.
Deceptions
65%
Examples:
- From hustling for votes one week to high diplomacy the next is quite the fortnight - and perhaps one an incoming government wouldn't choose in an ideal world.
- He headed to Washington for the Nato defence alliance summit, his government not yet complete, news of ministerial appointments pinging into my inbox as we zipped over the Atlantic.
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