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BBC Apologises to Robert Jenrick over Radio 4 Broadcast - Liverpool Echo
The BBC apologized for language used in a Radio 4 segment after Dr Krish Kandiah accused Robert Jenrick of xenophobia amid debates on asylum seekers and immigration fears.
- Dr Krish Kandiah delivered a sermon on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day this morning focusing on fear and immigration.
- He linked fear of strangers to xenophobia and noted that over the past year xenophobia has fueled protests outside asylum seeker hotels.
- Recent demonstrations near the Bell Hotel in Epping, sparked by allegations against an asylum seeker, have intensified divisions within the local community.
- Roger Mahony, BBC's head of editorial standards, said some language in the segment went beyond expectations, leading to removal of xenophobia references from BBC Sounds.
- The BBC apologized for the language used, while shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick condemned the accusations of xenophobia and emphasized public concern about illegal migration and crime.
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BBC apologises to Jenrick over suggestions he is xenophobic in Radio 4 broadcast
The shadow justice secretary accused the BBC of smearing ‘millions of worried citizens as ‘xenophobic’ for their completely understandable fears’.
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