▁News , ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁at ▁BBC ▁News ▁by ▁Norman ▁Smith ▁from ▁BBC ▁Radio ▁ 4 . ▁She ▁also ▁contributed ▁towards ▁business ▁reporting ▁on ▁I TV ' s ▁current ▁affairs ▁str and , ▁Ton ight . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁she ▁made ▁her ▁debut ▁co - new sc ast ing ▁News ▁at ▁Ten ▁with ▁Al ast air ▁Stewart ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁leave ▁I TV ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁BBC , ▁as ▁chief ▁correspond ent ▁and ▁a ▁present er ▁of ▁News night , ▁replacing ▁G av in ▁Es ler ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁role . ▁She ▁joined ▁the ▁News night ▁team ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁BBC ▁Political ▁Editor ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁political ▁editor , ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁position . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Ku ens s berg ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁arr anging ▁for ▁the ▁Labour ▁MP ▁Stephen ▁D ought y ▁to ▁public ly ▁announ ce ▁his ▁res ignation ▁as ▁a ▁shadow ▁foreign ▁office ▁minister ▁on ▁Daily ▁Polit ics . ▁The ▁incident ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁an ▁official ▁compla int ▁from ▁Se um as ▁Mil ne , ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ' s ▁director ▁of ▁communic ations , ▁which ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁Rob bie ▁Gib b , ▁then ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁head ▁of ▁live ▁political ▁program mes . ▁ ▁In ▁December