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BBC Undercover Solicitor Investigation Sparks Backlash Over Immigration Coverage

Original: Lawyer does something dodgy to try to get their client off paying a fine. Hold the front page. But now that the BBC has

A lawyer was caught behaving improperly while trying to help a client avoid paying a fine, following a BBC undercover investigation into dodgy solicitors. Commenters are criticising the corporation, arguing that if it can devote resources to sting operations on lawyers, it should rethink what they call its campaign to demonise immigrants. The exchange reflects wider frustration with the BBC's editorial priorities.

Why now: People are debating whether the BBC's undercover journalism targets are a fair reflection of its editorial agenda on immigration.

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• Lawyer does something dodgy to try to get their client off paying a fine. Hold the front page. But now that the BBC has learned how to do undercover investigations into dodgy solicitors, perhaps they could take a few weeks off their campaign to demonise immigrants and… · statsguy@mas.to · 34

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