BBC editor told colleague not to investigate' 350m Brexit bus claim

Senior BBC figure Sir Robbie Gibb told a news editor not to investigate the Vote Leave campaign's infamous claim that Brexit would mean 350m a week going to the NHS, according to a new book.Sir Robbie, editor of live politics programmes at the time of the referendum, was reportedly horrified at the idea of scrutinising the claim after the vote and urged colleagues to move on.

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