News broke yesterday about a government minister who had had a relationship with a lady, who it transpires was a hooker in her day job. He didn't know until a newspaer told him. Poor bloke.
It was worse for the lady though, she found out he was an MP! Poor lass.
Anyway, that aspect is not that interesting, it's what the newspapers have done with the story that is intrigueing. Evidently quite a few media outlets had got the story, but didn't publish it 'because it was not in the public interest' as per the rules laid down by the regulator (maybe). However, when the BBC published the news yesterday, all sorts of conspiracy theories lined up as the government minister involved is responsible for press regulation and what happens to the BBC. Most (probably all) newspapers want the BBC to back off their patch, and one theory is that they were maybe keeping the story back so that he gives them a sympathetic hearing (I think blackmail is a term usually afforded to this). Meanwhile, it could be said that the it was in the BBC's interest to let the cat out of the bag to embrrass the newspapers and reduce his 'power' in the debate - he might even have to resign.
Furthermore, the newspapers today are now giving him a very sympathetic headlines and painting the BBC as the bad guy. It's all very messy, but quite entertaining - that's what the BBC is for.
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