Farage and Reform not properly scrutinised by broadcasters, say BBC viewers

BBC viewers want tougher scrutiny of Nigel Farage and Reform UK on news programmes as polls suggest the party could be heading for government, new research has found.

Voters want the BBC and others to give Reform more airtime but also to put the insurgent party under increased challenge over its policies should it win power, the YouGov survey found.

The BBC says it has scrutinised Reform’s leading figures and given increased coverage of the party, in line with its “ current electoral support. ” New Feature

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The survey, on behalf of the Cardiff University School of Journalism, found that among those calling themselves “frequent BBC news consumers”, 44 per cent thought Reform UK was being poorly scrutinised by broadcasters compared