Andrew Marr ‘wants to be free of BBC rules so he can speak out on climate’

Presenter's high profile move to LBC will mark end of almost unconscious self-censorship' on air, sources say

Andrew Marr's decision to leave the BBC was prompted by his desire to speak freely on environmental issues, as well as politics, and escape the daily online attacks he faces, it is believed.

The high-profile journalist's sudden move to LBC radio, announced on Friday, will allow him to drop BBC impartiality and so avoid some of the relentless criticism he receives across the political spectrum both on social media and from commentators. The former political editor of the BBC also plans to write newspaper pieces expressing his views.