The frontrunner to become head of the BBC's news channels has previously hit out at Boris Johnson, Brexit and Britain's imperial past in now-deleted tweets, it has been revealed.
Jess Brammar, who is vying to become the broadcaster's executive news editor, has launched a series of Left-wing attacks on Twitter in recent years.
The posts, which have recently resurfaced, have reignited a recruitment row over concerns among board members about her apparent bias.
Earlier this month, Sir Robbie Gibb, who was former Tory PM Theresa May's communications chief and now sits on the BBC board, is said to have intervened to block Miss Brammar from the role.
It is claimed he feared appointing ex-HuffPost UK editor to oversee the global and domestic news channels would damage trust with the Government.
Jess Brammar, who is vying to become the broadcaster's executive news editor, has launched a series of Left-wing attacks on Twitter in recent years, The Telegraph said
More than 16,000 of Miss Brammar's previous tweets have been deleted from Twitter, the Daily Telegraph said.
But a source close to her claimed they are automatically removed after a month - in a practice that pre-dates her application for the BBC position.
However, some of her old posts have re-emerged in recent days with many remaining visible on third-party websites.
In December 2019, in a tweet about a BBC interview with Mr Johnson, Miss Brammar listed 'five things the Prime Minister said that aren't true' and in February urged people to 'fight for a properly funded NHS'.
The posts, which have recently resurfaced, have reignited a recruitment row over concerns among BBC board members about her apparent bias
