The government is reportedly exerting political pressure on the BBC regarding its coverage of Gaza, described as behaving like a 'tinpot dictatorship' by prominent director Peter Kosminsky.
Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour Party by Sir Keir Starmer alongside fellow MPs Rachael Maskell, Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff, and Neil Duncan-Jordan due to opposing welfare reforms affecting disabled people. Abbott's repeated comments deemed racist have led the Campaign Against Antisemitism to demand her expulsion from the Party, emphasizing that her views on antisemitism and race relations are damaging. They are also submitting a complaint regarding misleading BBC reporting on her letter.
"Although I haven't heard from anyone at the BBC or Banijay I am seeing and reading that I've been sacked from MasterChef and I repeat that I have no recollection of what I'm accused of... The enquiry could not even state the date or year of when I am meant to have said something wrong."
Hussain won GBBO in 2015 and for the past ten years has been putting out cooking shows on BBC. She revealed its decision in a June 6 Instagram video. "The BBC have decided that they didn't want to commission a show," she said, per The Independent. "And for me, that was a huge turning point because it's something I've done for the past ten years."
The BBC cancelled the broadcast of Kneecap after its lead singer was charged with a terrorism offense for holding a Hezbollah flag. British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan led chants of 'free, free Palestine' during their performance, resulting in national backlash and multiple cancellations.
Priti Patel condemned the BBC for broadcasting Bob Vylan's offensive comments, calling it "absolutely horrific" and demanding accountability for their approach to Israeli issues.
"Right at the end he asked me one question. 'What do you want your legacy to be? Do you want to be remembered for? Another flavor of vodka or fighting for democracy?' That really affected me as it does feel like we're trying to do something more meaningful than sell booze."