BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis angers train passengers after letting her dog take up seat
BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis has been slammed after letting her sleeping pet pooch take up a train seat.
The journalist, 48, was snapped with whippet Moody as she travelled on a Great Western train to London Paddington yesterday.
“When I boarded the train it was really busy. A lady was looking for a seat and ended up sitting behind Emily and not on a seat with a table, where there is more room.
"Some people chose to stand, as there were few spare seats. It shows a lack of respect for other passengers to feel it appropriate for dogs to sit on seats meant for passengers."
AGAINST THE RULES
The passenger said the dog "should have been on the floor" as it could have had "ticks or fleas" - and explained it was dozing on the seat for at least 25 minutes.
Maitlis last week hosted a chaotic live BBC debate with the then-Tory PM hopefuls - but was accused of being tougher on Boris Johnson than any of his rivals.
A spokesman from Great Western confirmed the company does allow people to bring animals on their trains but said they are never allowed on seats.
In a statement, Maitlis said: “There was no one without a seat looking to sit down.