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A top UK barrister has claimed to be in possession of a letter that \u201cunambiguously\u201d confirms the BBC codes negative messages about Jeremy Corbyn in its imagery. Jo Maugham QC said the letter was sent to him by a senior BBC figure.<\/p>\n

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Maugham stirred controversy after he tweeted on Monday that a senior BBC figure had \u201cexplicitly and unambiguously\u201d<\/em> outlined the broadcaster\u2019s methods. He said he would \u201cswear\u201d<\/em> on the truth of his tweets.<\/p>\n

It comes after BBC Two\u2019s flagship Newsnight program was accused of \u201cextreme bias<\/em>\u201d as Corbyn was shown alongside Russian imagery during a report on the Sergei Skripal poisoning. Guardian columnist Owen Jones accused the program of photoshopping the Labour leader after he called for more evidence on the ex-spy\u2019s poisoning before squarely accusing the Kremlin of being behind the attack. A claim the BBC denied.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cYesterday the background of your program you had Jeremy Corbyn dressed up against the Kremlin skyline, dressed up as a Soviet stooge. You even photoshopped his hat to look more Russian,\u201d<\/em> Jones said. \u201cPeople should complain to the BBC about that kind of thing,\u201d the left-wing columnist told presenter Evan Davis on Friday.<\/p>\n

The QC\u2019s tweet was met with widespread backlash on Twitter as people called into question the validity of his claims.<\/p>\n

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Just remembered I have a written message from a senior BBC bod explaining (unambiguously) that the BBC does code negative messages about Corbyn into its imagery.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Jo Maugham QC (@JolyonMaugham) March 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

One tweet replied: \u201cI generally think you are right about a lot, but this? Sorry, but no. You must, surely, know a few BBC employees? Well, I do too, and they are a broad church, with politics all over the place. None of them would accept a rule re coded messages though. Please re-evaluate?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The QC defended himself saying he has no interest in lies, as he is not a Corbyn fan and that it is a \u201cvery big deal\u201d<\/em> to lie in his capacity as a QC. He wrote a blog post where he elaborated on the context and meaning of the tweet.<\/p>\n