They have no conflict of interest. Neither Uber nor GMB pay BBC staff in any way. The only degree to which they benefit is from whether this leads to an overal

They have no conflict of interest. Neither Uber nor GMB pay BBC staff in any way. The only degree to which they benefit is from whether this leads to an overall societal trend that might benefit them. Its unreasonable to expect journalists not to comment on any element of the public sphere that impacts them in some way. E.g. you might as well say BBC staff shouldn't cover the NHS because they get NHS care.