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BBC Breakfast host Naga Muchetty has been ‘reminded of her responsibilities’ by the corporation after liking a series of anti-conservative tweets following Robert Jenrick’s mockery of the Union flag in her office.
Miss Munchetty’s co-host Charlie Stayt teasingly told the Secretary of Housing that her large flag was ‘not the standard size’ and was ‘just a little small’ yesterday, before she laughed at his comments.
Mr Jenrick smiled politely but made no comment as the camera returned to the study, where Miss Munchetty broke an awkward silence by adding, “The queen’s photo is there too, I suppose in the Westminster office.
Later yesterday, despite social media users accusing the presenters of violating the BBC’s fairness rules, the £ 195,000-a-year presenter, Miss Munchetty, liked the tweets praising her and Mr. Stayt for the incident, further fueling the dispute.
Tweets that Miss Munchetty, 46, liked, included one that said ‘the flag sh ** gers will be in arms’ and this ‘should be done every time the Conservatives deploy one of their top-speaking ministers’, The Sun reported.
But the presenter later apologized last night, tweeting around 7.30pm: ‘I liked’ today’s tweets that were offensive in nature about the use of the British flag as a backdrop in a government interview this morning. I have since removed these “likes”. This does not represent my opinion or that of the BBC. I apologize for any offense committed. Naga.
A BBC source told the Sun: “Naga has been reminded of his responsibilities regarding the fact that he liked some tweets about the comment.” A spokesperson added: “ It was a lighthearted and off-the-cuff comment. It was not intended to offend.
Charlie Stayt (left) taunted Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick for his union flag before Naga Muchetty (right) laughed
Naga Muchetty later apologized for liking a series of tweets about the dispute after being ‘reminded of her responsibilities’.
Jenrick was on the show yesterday discussing Britain’s vaccine program after a threat from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to impose an export ban on European Union coups.
At the end of the interview, Mr. Stayt thanked the politician before commenting on the Union flag in the corner of his room. He said: ‘I think your flag is not up to standard size government interview measurements.’
Stayt added: ‘I think he’s a little small, but that’s his department, actually. Just a thought.’ Mr. Jenrick smiled as the camera returned to the studio where Ms. Munchetty made the comment on the Queen photo.
Jenrick later tweeted the image of the Queen and Union flag, saying: “We are always proud to fly the Union Flag in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It is a symbol of liberty and liberty that unites the whole country ”.
Conservative MP James Cleverley responded to BBC presenters, tweeting: ‘Not a small flag. It is in the far corner of the room. And former BBC political journalist Andrew Neil added: “Sometimes the BBC forgets what the first B stands for.”
Baroness Hoey, a former Labor MP for Vauxhall, said the exchange was “exactly the reason why” BBC News “should no longer be able to charge a license fee”, saying that “it was always sarcastic for someone to defend our country. “.
Naga Munchetty liked several tweets praising her and Charlie Stayt on the incident with Robert Jenrick on BBC Breakfast.
Jenrick tweeted the image of the Queen and Union flag, saying: “We are always proud to fly the Union flag in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. It is a symbol of liberty and liberty that unites the whole country. ‘
And actor Laurence Fox asked why the BBC was “so full of mocking moral supremacists” that they despised people who “love their country.”
ConservativeHome CEO Mark Wallace said: ‘What a strange thing for the BBC to scoff at and laugh at. What’s wrong with British government ministers having the flag and monarch on display?
He added: “Even more fundamentally British than the flag and the Queen: to smile awkwardly when someone does something rude or strange.” Conservative MP James Cleverly said: ‘It’s not a small flag. It is in the far corner of the room.
Patrick O’Flynn, former East of England MEP, said: ‘Classic example of life on Planet BBC. If Jenrick had told them, “Fuck you for making fun of our flag and our monarch,” “I would have been a superstar at lunchtime.”
BBC rules state that news staff must adhere to an online code of conduct, which reads: “Nothing should appear on your personal social media accounts that undermine the perception of the BBC’s integrity or fairness.”
In September 2019, Miss Munchetty became embroiled in a racial dispute after condemning then-US President Donald Trump for telling some women politicians to ‘go back’ to their place of origin.
The corporation’s grievance unit found that it had violated editorial guidelines, but Lord Hall reversed the decision after an outcry.
Emily Maitlis was also accused of violating the BBC’s fairness guidelines after she delivered a highly critical monologue on the Dominic Cummings lockdown controversy last year during an episode of Newsnight.
He said Cummings had “broken the rules” when he traveled from London to Durham during the shutdown and “the country can see that, and it’s surprised the government can’t.”
Anger washed over some outraged by the initial broadcast, who believed it showed bias, while others were furious at the rapid fall of the corporation, after it issued a statement saying it had broken the rules.
Robert Jenrick smiled but did not comment as the camera returned to the studio where Naga Munchetty was laughing.
It comes as the BBC unveiled plans to “better mirror” all parts of the UK with more shows made outside of London and a soap opera set in the north of England on the cards.
He will move away from London for the next six years in what he considers his “biggest transformation in decades.” News and current affairs programs such as Newsnight will be presented from different bases in the UK.
Radio 4’s Today show will co-host from outside London for at least 100 episodes a year. Viewers will see a “remarkable change in the representation of different parts of the UK on drama, comedy and fact shows,” the BBC promised.
The BBC, which was accused of not understanding the Brexit vote, hopes the move will change the tone of its programs and journalism. The decision could also result in a BBC rival for the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
The broadcaster said it will air two new full-length drama series, one from northern England and the other from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. Viewers would watch about 30 or more episodes a year of the show.
