she did not she read out a prepared statement given to her by a BBC producer

She chose to read it though, she could have left out that last line and if there were consequences for it, she could have played events out in a similar way to Gary Linekar.

People would have been outraged if she was suspended for not reading out a line that underplayed domestic violence and she would have been reinstated with the BBC licking their wounds. I have less sympathy for her for making that choice when she could have done things differently that didn't undermine what she apparently believes in.

IF it was a prepared statement by a BBC producer. ' IF' I add.
She really out of loyalty to the charity she claims to be so fond of.
She ought to have clarified she's been TOLD to read this out.

How did she know Yasmin Alibhai Brown was going to make such an issue of the domestic violence claim on Johnson senior.
Why then too close it down to further discussion too.

Claiming it was only a one off incident according to Johnson's Father's friends words.
No need whatsoever to minimise the abuse just because it was a one off.

She WAS the chair.
She IS the authority in that chairing of the programme.
She showed more her own true colours as she usually does.

Because she's frankly hopeless as the chair of Question Time, has been all through.
She cannot hide her political leaning.
Dimbleby had many faults however he was vastly superior to Bruce.