Kim Leadbeater speaks to Laura Kuenssberg about Trump and Jo Cox The BBC has defended Laura Kuenssberg , calling her interview with Sir Ed Davey “courteous, fair and duly impartial” despite some viewers' outrage over her comments. Last weekend, Laura enraged some by sarcastically saying, “Ed Davey, congratulations, I suppose, on your more than 70 seats.” Countdown star Carol Vorderman and other fans were irritated by Laura’s use of "I suppose" in her introduction.
These sentiments were echoed by many, with some even going as far as to call for her replacement by Victoria Derbyshire. One fan, in particular, branded the presenter as “opinionated and often downright rude”. However, BBC said her tone “was in line with the fundamental part of her role as a presenter and journalist.
" The BBC has defended Laura Kuenssberg. (Image: BBC) They typed: "Across the programme, the success of the Liberal Democrats was reflected a number of times, with Laura Kuenssberg reflecting, 'More of you voted for other parties than ever before' and 'This election made history for all sorts of reasons and when you put the votes together, the smaller parties got their highest ever share of the votes'. "The interview with the leader of the Liberal Democrats was live, with an unscripted congratulations beginning the first question on the work that lay ahead for their 72 MPs.
"Laura’s approach to every interview is to be courteous, fair and duly impartial. Viewers may have their own judge.