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Rob Burley (born 1969) is an English television producer, formerly the
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's editor of live political programmes. He was the editor of ''
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'', ''
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'' on television, '' Newswatch'' and ''
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''.


Early and personal life

Burley grew up in the 1970s and 1980s and was interested in politics from a young age. He obtained a degree in American studies from the
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. Burley lives in
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. He is a supporter of
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Burley contracted
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in March 2022.


Career

He began his career as a researcher for the Labour Party member of Parliament Paul Flynn. He joined
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in 1996 and rose to become editor of its political shows ''
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'' and ''
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''. He also worked on ''
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'', hosted by
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. He joined the
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in 2008 and became executive editor of ''
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'', deputy editor of ''
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'' and assistant editor of ''
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''. In 2018, he became the BBC's editor of live political programmes, succeeding
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. The role was based in
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and led Burley to take responsibility for the programmes ''
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'', ''
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'', '' This Week'', ''
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'' and '' Newswatch''. When ''Daily Politics'' ended in 2018, Burley became editor of ''
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'', and later editor of '' The Andrew Neil Show'' and executive producer of the podcast ''
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'' on television. The first episode of ''Politics Live'' generated criticism online because it featured a panel of five women. Burley said he had "zero shame" about the episode and that they had "invited people and they said yes and then we realised our best line-up was all female". Following a November 2019 edition of ''Question Time'', claims arose that a
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and
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supporter in the show's audience was Burley's son. The fact-checking organisation
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said that the false claim originated from a spoof
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account. The audience member's real identity was revealed to be a 19-year-old
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member, Layton J. Smith. ''Brexitcast'' was renamed ''
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'' after the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020. The final edition of ''Brexitcast'' was released on 1 February 2020, with the first edition of ''Newscast'' airing on 6 February. Burley's role of editor of live political programmes was closed by the BBC in 2021. In 2021,
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secured Burley's book, ''Why is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me?'', due to be published in February 2023. In it, he humorously describes his experiences with British politicians and focuses on 12 political interviews over a 25-year period. In 2022, Burley joined
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as executive editor of
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's
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programme ''Tonight with Andrew Marr''.


Bibliography

* ''Why Is This Lying Bastard Lying to Me?: 25 Years of Searching for the Truth on Political TV'' (
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, 2023)


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