In which part of the video did she defend his actions?

Bruce did come across as to more playing it down and didn't seem happy it had even been brought up.

She often does that and really her input often spoils the continuity of this programme now.

tbh if she'd have let the "wife beater" remark go unclarified she could also have been accused of bias.

Well not really.
The question was about Johnson putting his Father forward for a Knighthood.

So the discussion of was that right and should his Father have one should open up to both why he could and why he shouldn't.

I think assaulting a spouse is a valid criticism to raise on that issue.

Maybe the BBC then shouldn't have allowed the question at all but they did.
The questions are selected before the programne is recorded after all.

I'm the last person who'd downplay spousal abuse, I know what it can do a woman (and her offspring) ... but it's still such a big accusation it needs presenting clearly.

By mentioning that his friends said it was a "one-off" does seem like minimizing, I won't deny. But it's still part of the story.

She was minimizing it definitely.
There's not really an excuse for that since it is known it happened as she confirmed from contacts of him.
One off or not, it should be concerning that he could be even considered for a Knighthood.

I think the complicating factor is that she hasn't spoken about it herself, it's only come via others who know them, and thus if they're seen to be reporting it as factual but they both deny it, it could be a bit of a minefield legally. They do have to be clear that it came from friends. I'm not sure why she had to add the "and it was a one off" part - who cares if it was once? Once is too many.

Of course he shouldn't be up for it if there's even a whiff of something like this around him. That said... it didn't stop them knighting Sean Connery and he was proudly announcing it.

Gary Lineker is to step back from presenting Match of the Day until an agreement is reached on his social media use - BBC statement.

It follows an impartiality row over comments he made criticising the government's new asylum policy.

The Tory henchmen placed at the top of the BBC doing their masters bidding, shameful

[Keir Starmer defends Gary Lineker's
'right' to make 'Nazi' jibe as Labour leader
claims ministers want 'other people
to blame' over Channel migrant
crisis - after Match of the Day host
branded 'desperate' attention seeker
by Foreign Secretary]


Starmer backing the loser

it's right and proper, he thought he could do or say anything with impunity, stating he would be presenting the show as usual ---- no you are not

No,
BBC does not want to upset Jewish Charities

i'm surprised we aren't building a channel wall, just off the coast of Calais :laugh:

Make the French pay for it :laugh:
Oh for gods' sake. His social media drivellings have nothing to do with his presenting.

‘The government are acting and talking like fascists’
‘No we’re not, stop saying that!!!’
*gets their friends and donors to punish a freelancer for having a negative opinion about their government*

Meanwhile, an Iraqi immigrant who came over on a dingy stabbed an 18byr old student in broad daylight because he wanted to be sent back to iraq.

6 years he got.

We are paying for a New Detention Centre there.

Also the BBC are cutting an episode of a David Attenborough series because it deals with ecological themes that upset right wingers.

Why are right wingers such complete snowflakes?

No Liam,
you read too much into,
a few words

Is that the new series wild isles, that's airing next sunday?

bye Gary

he can easily go to one of 100 other sports channels where he can present and tweet what he wants. The difference being, they are not impartial public broadcasters funded by licence payers

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The Home Secretary
has a Jewish Husband.