Tom Newton Dunn, the Sun’s political editor, looks set to become Newsnight’s new political editor if the betting is anything to go by.

But the BBC would be accused of another lurch to the right if he’s the replacement for Allegra Stratton.

Newton Dunn was recently author of infamous “1 in 5 Brit Muslims’ sympathy for Jihadis” splash. It had so many holes that it was discredited across the press: in The Guardian, Channel 4, Independent, Mirror and even the BBC.

Even the people behind the survey thought it was rubbish.

Is this the kind of rigorous journalism the BBC wants now?

And there’s more. In 2014, The Guardian reported on The Sun’s Whitehall Editor Clodagh Hartley testimony in court:

Hartley had told jurors about the poisonous atmosphere working within the Sun’s Westminster team, describing how a senior colleague bullied her and stole credit for her work.

The paper’s political editor, Tom Newton Dunn, “had succeeded in stealing contacts” from her, while “bullying” and constant demand for exclusive stories meant she was forced to take time off to deal with the stress, she testified.

Private Eye has written about his bullying behaviour too.

Newton Dunn has also slagged off the Human Rights Act for years at the Sun, only to use it for his own interests later. The hypocrisy shows no bounds.

And of course there is his belittling attitude on Twitter

Again, is this the kind of journalism Newsnight wants to be known for?