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Boris Johnson to face Andrew Marr on BBC – but not Andrew Neil

The Prime Minister has repeatedly refused to commit to an interview with Andrew Neil.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2019-11-30 12:52
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Boris Johnson will be interviewed on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, but has still not agreed to a grilling from the broadcaster’s veteran Andrew Neil.

The BBC’s decision to schedule the interview with Marr when the Prime Minister has still not committed to sitting down with Neil – who Jeremy Corbyn faced last week – has been branded “wrong” and “shameful”.

It had been reported that the BBC had told Mr Johnson he would not be allowed to face Marr unless he also agreed to be interviewed by Neil too.

This is a shameful & abject surrender by the BBC management, which will leave professional BBC journalists absolutely horrified and in despair with an organisation where morale is already at rock bottom. https://t.co/mdMBK8HmWX

— Ben Bradshaw (@BenPBradshaw) November 30, 2019

But in a statement, the corporation said: “As the national public service broadcaster, the BBC’s first priority must be its audience.

“In the wake of a major terrorist incident, we believe it is now in the public interest that the Prime Minister should be interviewed on our flagship Sunday political programme.

“All parties’ election policy proposals must – and will – face detailed scrutiny from us and we continue to urge Boris Johnson to take part in the prime-time Andrew Neil interview as other leaders have done.”

I love the BBC and hate the regular attacks on its impartiality and the professionalism of its journalists, particularly when it has some of the very best in the business. But this decision is wrong. The BBC have been played by the Tory Leader and shouldn't dance to his tune. https://t.co/OEout4LYTv

— Wes Streeting MP (@wesstreeting) November 30, 2019

Labour candidates have accused the BBC of “abject surrender” in allowing the Prime Minister to be interviewed by Marr without agreeing to an interview with Neil.

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Ben Bradshaw, a former Labour culture secretary and candidate in Exeter, tweeted: “This is a shameful & abject surrender by the BBC management, which will leave professional BBC journalists absolutely horrified and in despair with an organisation where morale is already at rock bottom.”

In a tweet, Ilford North candidate Wes Streeting said: “I love the BBC and hate the regular attacks on its impartiality and the professionalism of its journalists, particularly when it has some of the very best in the business. But this decision is wrong. The BBC have been played by the Tory Leader and shouldn’t dance to his tune.”

Mr Johnson has repeatedly refused to commit to an interview with Neil, despite other party leaders agreeing to be quizzed.

Mr Corbyn faced a brutal questioning from Neil on allegations of anti-Semitism within the Labour Party, in which he refused four times to apologise to the Jewish community.

Andrew Neil interviews Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
Andrew Neil interviews Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (Jeff Overs/BBC/PA)

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson will be in the hot seat to face a televised half-hour grilling from Neil on Wednesday December 4, with Brexit Party leader Mr Farage taking his turn on Thursday December 5.

These follow the BBC’s half-hour interviews with SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and Mr Corbyn earlier this week, with three million people tuning in on Tuesday night to see the Labour leader face questions.

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