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| Jeremy Corbyn supporters boo BBC's Laura Kuenssberg | Jeremy Corbyn supporters boo BBC's Laura Kuenssberg |
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| The BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg has been booed by Labour supporters at a speech by Jeremy Corbyn, leading to the party leader shushing the crowd before the broadcaster’s political editor could ask him a question. | The BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg has been booed by Labour supporters at a speech by Jeremy Corbyn, leading to the party leader shushing the crowd before the broadcaster’s political editor could ask him a question. |
| Kuenssberg was called to ask a question after Corbyn’s speech but was prevented from speaking for several seconds by hissing and then boos from people in the crowd. | Kuenssberg was called to ask a question after Corbyn’s speech but was prevented from speaking for several seconds by hissing and then boos from people in the crowd. |
| Corbyn was making a pro-EU speech on workers’ rights at the Institution of Engineering and Technology. He did not react for several seconds as Kuenssberg prepared to ask her question, but then put up his hand to quieten the crowd. | |
| Journalists on Twitter said the atmosphere in the room after the speech was hostile. Financial Times journalist Jim Pickard said the reaction was “pathetic”. Kuenssberg herself pointed out: | Journalists on Twitter said the atmosphere in the room after the speech was hostile. Financial Times journalist Jim Pickard said the reaction was “pathetic”. Kuenssberg herself pointed out: |
| Corbyn also mentioned importance of free press in his speech ...just sayin | Corbyn also mentioned importance of free press in his speech ...just sayin |
| Clashes with what Corbyn’s supporters regard as an unsympathetic “mainstream media” have been a regular feature of his leadership. | Clashes with what Corbyn’s supporters regard as an unsympathetic “mainstream media” have been a regular feature of his leadership. |
| When the Labour leader was asked a question about whether he was getting his message across on the EU, he replied that was up to how the media covered it – and his supporters cheered, turning around to the journalists seated in one corner of the room. | When the Labour leader was asked a question about whether he was getting his message across on the EU, he replied that was up to how the media covered it – and his supporters cheered, turning around to the journalists seated in one corner of the room. |
| Kuenssberg has come under repeated attack from Corbyn supporters who accuse her of holding anti-Labour views. The campaign group 38 Degrees took down a petition last month that called for her to be sacked, saying it had become a focal point for sexist abuse on social media. | Kuenssberg has come under repeated attack from Corbyn supporters who accuse her of holding anti-Labour views. The campaign group 38 Degrees took down a petition last month that called for her to be sacked, saying it had become a focal point for sexist abuse on social media. |
| During the row over the petition Corbyn faced calls to condemn the targeting of Kuenssberg. Former Independent on Sunday political editor Jane Merrick said there was “a core of hard-left misogyny that comes out against women when Corbyn is under pressure – such as the abuse against [Labour MPs] Stella Creasy and Jess Phillips”. | During the row over the petition Corbyn faced calls to condemn the targeting of Kuenssberg. Former Independent on Sunday political editor Jane Merrick said there was “a core of hard-left misogyny that comes out against women when Corbyn is under pressure – such as the abuse against [Labour MPs] Stella Creasy and Jess Phillips”. |
| At the time, the Labour leader distanced himself from those calling for Kuenssberg to be sacked. His spokesman said then: “Jeremy Corbyn is consistently on the record calling on people to treat each other with respect.” | At the time, the Labour leader distanced himself from those calling for Kuenssberg to be sacked. His spokesman said then: “Jeremy Corbyn is consistently on the record calling on people to treat each other with respect.” |