BBC criticised by Labour MP for not taking NoW phone hacking allegations seriously
Labour MP Tom Watson has rounded on BBC political editor Nick Robinson for "missing the story of his life" in the News International phone hacking furore.
A report by journalism.co.uk quotes Watson, who has campaigned to keep the phone hacking scandal on the political agenda for several years, as accusing the BBC of not taking the story seriously.
"I don't think their political journalists took this story seriously when the investigation was taking place in parliament,” said Watson.
“I think Nick Robinson, the most powerful political editor in the land, missed the story of his life, and this will come out in the reviews over months and years to come."
Watson is also reported to have claimed that the BBC was ‘slightly intimidated’ by News International and criticised executives at News International for not taking responsibility for the scandal.