For a “possible breach of impartiality,” BBC News is looking into presenter Martine Croxall. Croxall has reportedly been taken off the air until the probe is finished, according to the PA news agency.
It comes in response to social media concerns that she exhibited prejudice when anchoring the Sunday newspaper review program.
Following Boris Johnson’s decision to withdraw from the Conservative leadership contest, Croxall stated during her introduction that she was “gleeful.”
About 90 minutes after the former prime minister announced his decision to retire from the fight for the Tory leadership, he claimed to have enough support to advance.
Just after 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, Croxall welcomed viewers to The Papers program and said, “Well, this is all pretty exciting, isn’t it? Welcome to our preview of the news we will hear about tomorrow. Is it okay for me to feel so happy? Yes, I am.
She was then seen asking her guests whether they were ready for the front pages to be shown to them. No, they have not yet come. It everything reminds you a little bit of lastminute.com, don’t you think? since by the time we received them, all of the front pages were likely outdated.
Throughout the presentation, Croxall suggested that her remarks may have violated BBC policies.
She responded to a guest’s joke about Mr. Johnson by saying, “I probably shouldn’t” (laugh). By laughing, I’m probably breaking some terrible due impartiality guidelines.
A representative for the BBC said on Monday: “BBC News is urgently investigating last night’s episode of The Papers on the News Channel for a possible breach of impartiality.
We must uphold the highest journalistic standards at all times. To uphold our standards, we have procedures in place that have been started.
The comments made by the presenter were described as “self-destructive” by one Conservative MP, Neil O’Brien.
“Whatever you itself-destructive if you care about the BBC you cannot think this is in any way appropriate from one of its presenters,” remarked Nick Timothy, a former aide to UK prime minister Theresa May.
Croxall and the BBC have not made it clear if she was referring to Mr. Johnson’s withdrawal or the rapidly changing news cycle.
She did, however, advise one Twitter user to take her remarks in context. She said that she would be back on the air on Monday night.
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