BBCNEWS The Media Show October 7, 2021 01:54:00
Is probably no, no. i jane, we do assume that the papers on the left, the mirror and the guardians, will always support the labour leader and the papers on the right — the daily mail and the telegraph etc will support the conservative leader. but it's not always that simple? no, obviously in the late 1970s, murdoch supported blair famously — a very close relationship there. i think that's slightly different now. i don't think the labour leader needs that murdoch press now. i don't think it's crucial.