Published • loading... • Updated
John Swinney's Wife Resigns From BBC Amid 'Excruciating Pain' From Illness
Quigley said trigeminal neuralgia and progressive multiple sclerosis have made it too hard to continue at the broadcaster, despite years of reporting on the condition.
- On Friday, BBC Scotland journalist Elizabeth Quigley announced her resignation from the corporation on health grounds, citing the painful condition trigeminal neuralgia as her reason for leaving.
- Quigley has lived with multiple sclerosis for 26 years after being diagnosed at age 28. Recently, trigeminal neuralgia caused 'excruciating pain like an electric shock' that compromised her ability to speak on air.
- A trailblazer who became the BBC's first female political correspondent in the Scottish Parliament, Quigley has been married to First Minister John Swinney since 2003. She openly used mobility aids while supporting her husband's career.
- BBC Scotland head of news Howard Simpson paid tribute to Quigley's 'fortitude throughout,' praising her 'resolve and willingness to keep going.' Colleagues will miss her 'warmth, humour, and positivity,' Simpson said.
- Throughout her tenure, Quigley produced documentaries highlighting Scotland's high rates of multiple sclerosis. She noted 'finding a cure' would be 'a very good ending to my story,' though treatment advances have not yet delivered one.
Insights by Ground AI
10 Articles
10 Articles
John Swinney's wife forced to step down from BBC as 'excruciating' condition leaves her unable to speak
Elizabeth Quigley, the veteran BBC Scotland journalist and wife of First Minister John Swinney, has announced she is stepping down from the corporation on health grounds after a career spanning more than a quarter of a century. The broadcaster, who has lived with multiple sclerosis for 26 years, said a condition called trigeminal neuralgia had forced her hand. She described it as causing "excruciating pain like an electric shock across the side …
·London, United Kingdom
Read Full Article
Evening Standard+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
John Swinney’s BBC journalist wife Elizabeth Quigley resigns on health grounds
She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2000 aged just 28.
·London, United Kingdom
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources10
Leaning Left5Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Left
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources lean Left
56% Left
L 56%
C 33%
11%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
