labour have called for the former downing street director of communications, sir robbie gibb, to be sackedr editorial appointment at the corporation. the financial times reports that gibb warned that relations with the government would be "shattered" if the preferred candidate for the role of executive news editor overseeing the bbc�*s news channels was appointed. labour's shadow culture secretary jo stevens said the allegations "raise very serious questions about conservative cronyism "at the heart of the bbc." a spokesperson for the bbc said it didn't comment on ongoing recruitment processes, but added, "for the record, no recruitment process has been blocked" and that, "as a general principle, board members are able to "discuss issues with other board members or senior executives." three days after the assassination of its president, haiti's political crisis is deepening. there are reports the country's lawmakers have nominated the head of the senate, joseph lambert, as interim president. a rival politicalfaction, though, which includes the acting interim prime minister claudejoseph, sa