Complaint
The programme included an interview with Reform UK’s Deputy Leader, Richard Tice MP. A viewer complained that it showed partiality towards Reform by containing no questions about allegations of antisemitism against Nigel Farage, when a schoolboy. The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the BBC’s editorial standards of impartiality.
Outcome
The allegations in question had been covered extensively by the BBC and other media in November and December, when they had first come to public attention. The ECU considered that the decision to confine the interview to more recent issues was a reflection of the topical focus of the programme, rather than any bias towards Reform
Not upheld