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Emma Barnett quit Today programme after BBC bosses 'rejected her ideas to reduce political coverage in favour of human interest stories'

Daily Mail

BBC sources say Ms Barnett, 41, grew frustrated when her ideas about reducing the programme's political coverage for more human-interest items met with resistance

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