BBC Breakfast faces backlash over 'far right' claim as viewers fume 'absolute joke'

BBC Breakfast faces backlash over 'far right' claim as viewers fume 'absolute joke'

BBC Breakfast's Newswatch segment triggered outrage today (September 20) as Samira Ahmed tackled the criticism the corporation was receiving over its recent reporting.

Two key areas were examined - the BBC's coverage of the Unite the Kingdom march , with Newswatch questioning whether it was "fair", and the reporting of US President Donald Trump's UK visit.

As Newswatch displayed footage of Unite the Kingdom being labelled as "far right", Samira confronted the anger the BBC had encountered as a consequence, reading out responses from viewers who dismissed the "far right" description, and argued that whilst it had been organised by Tommy Robinson, many participants were simply people who have "had en