Jon Sopel addresses whether BBC colleagues ‘hate’ him for success with News Agents podcast The former chief political correspondent left the broadcaster in 2022 to set up rival programme.
The former chief political correspondent, 65, who joined the broadcaster at the age of 24, quit the BBC with Emily Maitlis in 2022 and launched The News Agents podcast with Lewis Goodall the same year.
Addressing whether his former colleagues “hate” him for moving on, Sopel said: “Look, I have a lot of friends at the BBC, but they do give you a different sendoff if you are being made redundant or retiring compared with what you get if you launch a competitive programme.”.
Jon Sopel has opened up about his success after leaving the BBC and revealed whether he thinks his ex-colleagues “hate” him.
According to the most recent figures, Newsnight - formerly fronted by Maitlis - has a viewership of just under 300,000, with budget cuts prompting Mark Urban to also leave the programme last April.
