[Cherie]

We love junior colleagues

The idea that she had 'no idea' she was breaking rules, and so many stupid people on FB kept going on about her being in a 'covid secure' restaurant and that no rules were broken as she just had to pee

T WAS an opportunity for revenge on an over-mighty colleague that proved just too good to ignore. When a group of resentful junior production staff at Sky News heard star presenter Kay Burley boast about plans for 60th birthday celebrations which would break strict lockdown rules, they didn’t hesitate to pounce – and set in motion a chain of events that would lead to her being banished from the air for six months, her reputation severely tarnished.

As the £600,000-a-year presenter yesterday started an African safari holiday, away from the British spotlight, The Mail on Sunday can reveal the full story of how Burley was the unwitting architect of her own downfall and how she was ambushed in what has been described as the ‘perfect inside-job coup’.

The plot by colleagues – long disgruntled by her imperious ways – began when they overheard her talking in advance about last weekend’s night on the tiles, which culminated in her and three other Sky News journalists partying at her home in Knightsbridge, Central London.

They secretly recruited a paparazzi photographer to take pictures of Burley breaking lockdown rules and created an encrypted email account to leak the story to the media.

For years, Burley, who turns 60 on Thursday, has been the queen of Sky News, having been part of the team since the channel first broadcast in 1989. Hugely professional and respected by her bosses, she has, however, attracted envy among colleagues. Words such as ‘divisive’ and ‘untouchable’ are used about her – as they so often are about successful people.

And so it was that nine days ago, at Sky’s vast headquarters in Osterley, West London, that Burley was sharing her excitement about her plans to celebrate her birthday, leaving colleagues in no doubt that she would be dining inside a venue with people from outside her own household.

She was overheard explaining that she would be visiting the Century members-only club, a celebrity haunt near Piccadilly Circus, with a group bigger than six. ‘It was a case of boom, this could really bring her down,’ says a source. ‘They thought, “If she gets caught, that would be the end for her.” ’

BURLEY named certain people she had invited, including Beth Rigby, Sky News’s political editor and Burley’s best friend since joining the channel from The Times in 2016. The plotters acted swiftly. Just over 24 hours later, photographers from the top celebrity paparazzi agency Eroteme were in place outside the club, waiting for Burley and her chums.

https://uk.search.yahoo.com/search?f...an+email+sting

[Cherie]

I think she is finished now, can't see her returning

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I don’t get the ‘but Dom’ argument here either, her job is to hold the government and opposition to account, she is now voiceless and if she does return will have to couch her words carefully as she has left herself in a precarious position, that some people are going yay Kay is a bit of a strange view

What's not to get?..there is an obvious comparison.

His job was to enforce a government message and he failed, he rendered the whole covid restrictions during lock down requirements toothless.

He kept his position and that ended public confidence, nothing they proposed after that had any gravitas with the public.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I think she is finished now, can't see her returning

I would not rule her out
part of skynews from day one

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

What's not to get?..there is an obvious comparison.

His job was to enforce a government message and he failed, he rendered the whole covid restrictions during lock down requirements toothless.

He kept his position and that ended public confidence, nothing they proposed after that had any gravitas with the public.

I don't see it personally but you do you

[rusticgal]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I don’t get the ‘but Dom’ argument here either, her job is to hold the government and opposition to account, she is now voiceless and if she does return will have to couch her words carefully as she has left herself in a precarious position, that some people are going yay Kay is a bit of a strange view

I think I mentioned before that The Cummings incident that was overlooked set a precedent for others....
However Kate Burley will find it extremely difficult to execute her tactics in her role after what she has done... unlike Cummings.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I don't see it personally but you do you

You are suggesting she can't hold the govt to account for her personal failings and I'm suggesting that the personal failing
(Durham trip) by Cummings by the same token made it almost impossible for the govt to hold the public to account for breaches of lock down rules.

[bitontheslide]

She can't hold anyone to account now, which was all she ever did ... i can't see her able to do that type of interview ever again

[Ammi]

...so some colleagues knew of the plans and put the media story it would bring above any public health/safety concerns by trying to prevent the gathering from happening by informing their employers...the whole thing is so distasteful, their actions as well...which seem quite reprehensible also...the prime concern would have been informing for public safety, surely...

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

You are suggesting she can't hold the govt to account for her personal failings and I'm suggesting that the personal failing
(Durham trip) by Cummings by the same token made it almost impossible for the govt to hold the public to account for breaches of lock down rules.

The public should be able to think a little bit outside the box no? it's their jobs and businesses that are going, MPs will still have their job for another 4 years, so carry on saying I can do what I like because of Dom, it's not affecting him or his ilk , but it is affecting your life or if not yours per se, someone you know

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by rusticgal

I think I mentioned before that The Cummings incident that was overlooked set a precedent for others....
However Kate Burley will find it extremely difficult to execute her tactics in her role after what she has done... unlike Cummings.

Exactly that is the point Rusti, Cummings is not interviewing MPs or trying to get them on the back foot which is her reason for being on Sky

[arista]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

She can't hold anyone to account now, which was all she ever did ... i can't see her able to do that type of interview ever again

Of Course, she can
Just say first, I have done the same

[The Slim Reaper]

She's pretty hot for 60 though, I have to say.

[arista]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

She's pretty hot for 60 though, I have to say.

2 face lifts
she is ready for SkyNews4K

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by arista

2 face lifts
she is ready for SkyNews4K

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by arista

2 face lifts
she is ready for SkyNews4K

Is she really on holiday or just gone off to get another new face put on

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by arista

Of Course, she can

Just say first, I have done the same

She really can’t .... you can’t ridicule or castigate a thief if you yourself are well KNOWN for having conviction for theft


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[Marsh.]

£600k a year.... for that.

[hijaxers]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

£600k a year.... for that.

Exactly ~ stopped watching Sky news cos she does my head in , keep her gone no one will miss her.

[Zizu]

Let’s see if she also breaks the self isolation rules as well now !

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ew-strain.html


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[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Ammi

...so some colleagues knew of the plans and put the media story it would bring above any public health/safety concerns by trying to prevent the gathering from happening by informing their employers...the whole thing is so distasteful, their actions as well...which seem quite reprehensible also...the prime concern would have been informing for public safety, surely...

You would like to think.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

You would like to think.

Maybe they have raised concerns previously and were ignored, she is known as ‘untouchable’

[arista]

[Suspended Sky News presenter Kay Burley is forced
to self-isolate after flying back from South Africa
as government issues new quarantine
measures to stop spread of mutant Covid strain ]


Yes she picked the Wrong
African nation.