to be a gap between him and the conservatives on brexit. you're the bbc�*s political editor. it was a job i did decades and decades ago. what pressures are on you? i mean, are you influenced by the government? do they tell you what to say? no is the short answer, they don't. and i'm no more influenced by them ithan any other source that i mightl seek out to try and find out what is going on. _ the thing i love and i defend sort of passionately, - as i know you do, is that, - you know, in this noisy media environment that we see ourselves in, on a global stage _ and increasingly in the uk, - that principle of due impartiality is wonderful, absolutely wonderful. because all we're seeking to do, and it's difficult and it's always l imperfect, isjust seek the truth — try and find out what's going on, i present honestly and openly to the viewer, the reader, . the listener what we do and don't i