BBC journalist Laura Kuenssberg has revealed she once discovered a government minister waiting in bed with his partner, telling The Times it appeared he "wanted a threesome". The Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg presenter, 50, disclosed she had been expecting a professional meeting with the minister and an adviser in his hotel room during a party political conference. But upon her arrival, the MP was allegedly reclining on the bed with "some shirt buttons undone", alongside his other half.
When The Times enquired whether they were "after a threesome", she suggested they might have been, remarking: "Well, maybe they were and maybe they weren't. As I say, maybe they weren't and I got it completely wrong. It was very uncomfortable." She recalled how she "quickly finished her drink and left". The seasoned broadcaster expressed "concern" for youngsters embarking on careers in Westminster and UK politics , noting: "Sometimes people behave badly."
She further disclosed that a separate married minister had invited her to the theatre and attempted "a little grope", while yet another individual "kissed her on the head repeatedly", reports the Express . Recounting the latter incident, she said: "That was just weird. I never felt threatened. But it's just a strange thing to do." Kuenssberg concluded: "People do things. And human behaviour is a complicated thing and sometimes people behave badly.
There is still a concern in Westminster that particularly young people starting out are sometimes very vulnerable." A cross-party report from 2018 revealed that approximately one in five individuals employed at Parliament reported experiencing sexual harassment or witnessing inappropriate conduct. Broadcaster Piers Morgan responded to Kuenssberg's latest interview, simply tweeting: "Whoa..." accompanied by a series of fire emojis.
The Daily Star reports Laura Kuenssberg's account of a minister she found on a hotel bed with his partner. Its headline and opening sentence put "wanted threesome" in quotation marks as her words. Its own body shows the phrase came from The Times's question, and that she answered "maybe they were and maybe they weren't" and allowed she may have got it completely wrong.
Headline goes beyond the article
Minor
“who 'wanted threesome'”
Why this matters
The headline puts 'wanted threesome' in quotation marks after "claims", presenting it as Kuenssberg's own words and her own account of what the MP wanted.
The impression it gives
Kuenssberg said the MP wanted a threesome.
The context
In the body the word comes from The Times's question about whether they were "after a threesome". Kuenssberg answered with uncertainty and said she may have got it completely wrong. The Mirror reports only that she suggested he "may have wanted" one.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“Well, maybe they were and maybe they weren't.”
Elsewhere in the article“maybe they weren't and I got it completely wrong.”
The opening sentence repeats the quoted phrase as something Kuenssberg told The Times, and drops her hedging from the top of the story.
The impression it gives
Kuenssberg told The Times that the minister appeared to want a threesome.
The context
Three sentences later the article shows The Times raised the idea and she replied that maybe they were and maybe they weren't. She also said she might have got it completely wrong.
How we know
Elsewhere in the article“When The Times enquired whether they were "after a threesome"”
Elsewhere in the article“I got it completely wrong.”