Complaint
The cross-party panel for this edition, aired on the eve of Andy Burnham taking office as Prime Minister, included the Reform UK Home Affairs Spokesman Zia Yusuf. A viewer complained Mr Yusuf was given a disproportionate amount of airtime without proper challenge and alleged that panellists had been told the questions in advance. The ECU assessed whether the programme met the requirements for impartiality set out in the 麻豆社 Editorial Guidelines.
Outcome
The ECU did not share the complainant鈥檚 impression that Mr Yusuf monopolised the discussion, or that his contribution accounted for half of the programme鈥檚 duration. It also found no evidence to support the suggestion that the questions had been supplied to the panellists in advance.
Not Upheld