BBC broadcasters furious over new rules restricting ‘partisan’ use of Twitter

Dismayed freelancers left wondering whether new director general's call for restraint also applies to them

Regular freelance contributors and BBC broadcasters have been left angry and confused this weekend in the wake of the new director general Tim Davie's comments about restrictions to their use of Twitter.

Speaking in Cardiff on Thursday, Davie called for restraint and greater impartiality from presenters and reporters. If you want to be an opinionated columnist or a partisan campaigner on social media then that is a valid choice, but you should not be working at the BBC," he said.