Treat us like grown ups, says host

Today programme host Nick Robinson has criticised politicians for using “oven-ready soundbites” and urged them to be more open with the “uncomfortable truth”.

Instead of using phrases to “obfuscate” and“deflect ”, minister sand their opposite numbers should say when they don’t know the answers, the broadcaster said. Robinson, 56, told Radio Times magazine he craves being treated “like a grown-up” by p oliti - cians. But he said more political guests see inter views as a hostile environment.