Complaint
A viewer complained that a reference to the Prime Minister as “B´Ç°ù¾±²õ†by the presenter, though probably a lapse rather than a deliberate expression of disrespect, was nonetheless symptomatic of bias. The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s editorial standards of impartiality.
Outcome
The use of Prime Minister’s forename occurred in a verbatim quotation by the presenter from a question as phrased by a member of the audience. Consequently it could not be considered a lapse on the presenter’s part, or to have given any indication, involuntary or otherwise, of the presenter’s attitude to the Prime Minister. There was therefore no inconsistency with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s standards of impartiality.
Not upheld