Zia Yusuf criticised after appearance on Laura Kuenssberg

Richard Summerscales22

Shame Laura couldn’t have done a sicky and let Victoria stand in

Dave Hargreaves19

Why isn't the £5million the only question, asked and asked again until someone from Reforn actually answers it?

Steve1London15

That woman is pathetic but has moved on from just swooning at and noshing off Johnson to full on fascist enabler. Her parents must be so proud

Griffin13

Laura Kuenssberg - from Tory shill to reform shill. Yusuf is not even an MP FFS. And meanwhile the BBC are busy hounding Victoria Derbyshire - one of the few who will hold anybody and everybody to account...

Jocky Wulsin 🌹6

Imagine that fucking clown getting anywhere near power in WM!

Rob Judge6

Indeed “Nigel” We see you hiding in plain sight with the friendly interviewers … we could indicate “journalists”, but that would imply asking pertinent questions in the search for truth & transparency. In short, presenters like Kuenssberg & Mason only look insightful when challenging one spectrum

Pete6

Give her a plum job on Times radio like Jo Coburn got for her services. Wonder how many of the mugs watching think she's a unbiased journalist Nige? Triples and beach houses all round.

David McCulloch4

Surely the first question from the BBC is where is Nigel (the guy who incites the riots)? The unelected, obnoxious and arrogant, Yusuf should not be given a regular platform. A limited company masquerading as a political party platforming an unelected representative on our national TV channel.

Andrew Riley 3

What's the paid to throw an election story? The 2019 stand down?

glynnyp.bsky.social3

Kuenssberg is the ultimate example of two tiered policing! Nice and easy going to Tory and Reform. Like a Rottweiler with Labour.

He'd have faced more scrutiny if he was interviewed by Ant and Dec

Nick2

Lk can always be trusted to let the far right avoid difficult questions, BBC once again showing where it's priorities lie.

David Nice2

Did she ask him about his plan for concentration camps in Green boroughs?

ralphfarrugia.bsky.social2

I wanted elected politicians interviewed on my political programmes. Is that too much to ask? Mohammed Zia Yusuf can be on that joke panel like Mogg or Lycett, that’s enough thanks.

Freddy Hicarus25

And journalists who fail to call it out should be ashamed.

Catio Miles23

Laura K had the Farage representative for 10 minutes on her show and not a single time has asked him about the far right riots that followed Farage statement.

Marty1981 (uk)19

Something needs to be done of the interviewers. Trevor Philips either deliberately spread misinformation or it was sheer ignorance. I suspect the former. The government has to get a grip of the state of the media. Online and on tv

Marvin O'Gravel Balloon Face15

Keep asking about his £5 million bribe, and the newly reported $1 million bribe that both Farage and Johnson received. Kick corruption out of Parliament.

Gytha Ogg11

Can we change ‘ashamed’ to ‘arrested and tried for incitement’?

Dorothy Lepkowska10

Oh, please! You might as well ask them to apologise. "Ashamed"?. Find a more damning word that properly sums them up. Or better still, use any mechanisms available to parliamentarians to call this out and punish it.

victoria1921.bsky.social9

For me, a united parliament against Farage's sickening response was an overdue, welcome sight. Good to see and hear. The truly disgusting, if inevitable performance from Farage (who deliberately disrespected the wishes of a grieving family) was clearly offensive to all MPs - other than Farage's.

mejasonandsi.bsky.social8

They should be jailed because that is what would happen to the rest of us. Since when did politicians place themselves above the law?

Big Cheese7

Politicians, especially right wing politicians, have no shame these days. They are beyond shame. Shame, as a concept does not even exist for them.

Sir Garfield De Umfreville, Baronet Bywell5

If he isn’t repeatedly pulled up for this it will only embolden him to go further and further.

George Hotchkiss4

I agree and the MSM go along with it and promote it.

David Nice4

In this case they should be charged and jailed.

farfletched22.bsky.social3

As you have a platform, feel free to also condemn Pete Hegseth's "speech" today at the D-Day memorial.

Ilikecaketoo (UK)3

Unfortunately the BBC don’t help. Their coverage this week has been despicable too.

notrob 🇺🇦3

Farage, ashamed? Good one. He should be removed from Parliament and banned for life from public office This behaviour must have consequences.

Cejay Leslie2

Everytime I turned on BBC radio/TV last Tuesday they were promoting Farage giving full vent to his racism. Please can Lib Dem MPs persuade Labour colleagues to do something about the BBC. I should not have to choose between paying for Reform propaganda, watching no live TV, or being criminalised.

Fine Leg🏏2

Press/media who exploit this tragedy to endlessly platform Reform and never question/challenge them should be ashamed. Behold a key core problem in our society.

John Brownell2

Farage should be hung by his knickers on a flagpole

NotInMyName16

I don't understand why failed human Jacob Rees Mogg hasn't joined Reform Ltd. He fully supports their warped ideology. He was totally wrong on Brexit - why is he still being platformed?

sapiens365.bsky.social15

He was inciting a particular , focussed rage, the rage of the White Supremacists. He was calling them to war. It has nothing to do with how the country feels.

Vambo Marble Eye12

It was clear incitement and he should be being investigated under the Public Order Act 1986.

ralphfarrugia.bsky.social11

That cunt will never be trusted to babysit let alone be prime minister. He’s had his Ratner moment

Foreversideways9

Farage and PM, two words that should never be used in the same sentence.

Someoneelse-fella🇺🇦🇪🇺🇳🇱8

The problem with our democracies is that the likes of Farage and their parties undermine democracy, act against the interest of the country with their devisive talk are allowed in politics. If the majority wants them gone that is democracy as well. A minority of biggots is not more important

andycordy.bsky.social7

Incitement to violent action is what that it.

carlosamammal.bsky.social7

I'm sure Nigel would be OK if it turned out people had ' pure, cold rage' towards him and his fascist shit fuckers! Surely he'd support that? Or, is it only Nazis allowed to do that? Burn these fuckers like it's 1944!

Julie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏴‍☠️ 🏳️‍🌈 Montoya6

President Murdoch wants a PM he can wrap well and truly around his grubby little finger.

wadaadli.bsky.social4

He did this in direct opposition to the wishes of the bereaved family, he’s vile.

robertjeff57-58.bsky.social4

He chose his words well To get a reaction from the far right of reform Who use violence to make their point

Ilikecaketoo (UK)3

He said he suggested they should “respond” with… that to me means go do it. However, as has been pointed out, you can bet his speech was cleared by his legal team to just be within legal limits. He was clever not to incriminate himself.

Wullie3

It was a ‘Trumpism’ type comment not unlike the Jan 6th riots which knucklehead incited

One True Sentence2

Those giving air time to this preposterous notion should be ashamed. Their profound intellectual deficiencies are somehow dwarfed by their lack of professional integrity. But I guess it’s a living.

Andrew Brook2

And, as Matt Chorley showed, what people heard was white, cold rage.

Rob Stewart2

He isn’t fit to be human. Garbage in a suit.

Noel20

Farage himself is the unelected leader of his party.

davidperrett.bsky.social9

He's never off the air. Why can't they use someone elected like 30p Lee to be their spokesperson...Ah.

vibedancer.bsky.social8

But, but, but he's the 'Shadow Home Secretary' If we can all have imaginary jobs, what's yours?

Gary Rawnsley4

And Reform having three MPs who were not elected on Reform platforms. Their constituents are not being represented according to their wish at the last election

F Jackson4

Nothing makes me laugh harder than people from a country where most of parliament is unelected and the current PM was "elected" with a third of the votes giving him a huge "majority" lecturing the EU on democracy.

Lauren McCann3

I’m puzzled as to how Zia Yusuf can be Reform’s Home Affairs spokesperson when he’s not been elected, especially in light of Nigel Farage’s previous comments about unelected officials.

Susanita3

I wake up everyday hoping he’s been ‘taken.’ Somewhere , by somebody … I don’t care how or who ☹️

sapiens365.bsky.social2

& many of you Reform MP's lack the competency or commitment for the positions you hold....

Nick Tanner8

Why are the BBC platforming a minority "party" like Reform at all?

gevans0123.bsky.social8

This. Exactly. They always peddle Yusuf out as the mouthpiece. The thinking is that as an unelected gobshite he can get away with more.

Andrew Jones5

For some unknown reason BBC News are always happy to platform Farage or his spokesmen. I assume they need the division to attract clicks...but why BBC News are chasing clicks is a whole different story!

ruralriding.bsky.social3

Because the GBBC are the enablers of the extreme right, paid for by public subscription. Boycott the rancid station.

falconer59.bsky.social3

Where are the campaigners on death in custody who actually have knowledge on this. Oh facts are not a BBC thing now

Xerø2

The BBC has no excuse, it hasn't been captured by oligarchs so why the shoddy reporting?

glynnyp.bsky.social2

Kuenssberg. The ultimate in two tier policing. A Rottweiler when questioning Labour. A kitten when it’s Reform or the Tories!

Freddy Hicarus2

Didn't mention that he's twice bailed on her show and he's been hiding since the £5m donation became news.

meribel123.bsky.social2

They will platform Reform whatever which way they can.

John oder Seán9

Sunday Morning tip of the day.. Do as I do, switch to the other BBC channel prior to 9am and you avoid watching the Right Wing Promotion show provided by the BBC 👍

Karl8

They are a British version of trump fascism greed and treason, leftovers of the most corrupt, treacherous government this country ever had

Lucy Abbotts 6

I hope he gets a tongue-lashing akin to that dished out to Michael Gove on HIGNFY (it was actually a series of never-ending barbs). What is the BBC doing reanimating all these utter charlatans?

Jeff3

The bbc have dug him up have they? Ffs. 😬

Marc de Berner3

I can't watch her shit programme.. She's a bad excuse for a journalist...

Tom Dollar3

I think the bbc has contracted out their sunday morning programming to gb news.

Julia Adamo3

I turned over and watched old Dr Who instead…. more relevant.

guskoettlitz.bsky.social3

No longer watch #bbclaurak it's nothing more than a Reform party promo.

Gillian Rodgers2

I’ve switched off. I’m not ready not sure if I ever will be.

meribel123.bsky.social2

Laura K is a hottie show. Completely unwatchable. Is anybody still watching this drivel?

plasticscouser.bsky.social9

BBC like a little lap dog is platforming Far Right Rage and his racist band of Nazis

political-economy.bsky.social8

BBC news and current affairs is an absolute disgrace!

Pete FBPE wake up workers, Farage is not your mate.8

Why does anyone ever watch anything political on the BBC. They all have to follow the Robbie Gibb far right agenda or they are out. He has drove out every fair minded impartial journalist and is currently trying to oust Victoria Derbyshire the only one they have left.

hornist24.bsky.social8

Robbie Gibb. "He who must be obeyed." BBC is akin to Daily Mail TV now. As they admitted to me on complaining about its right wing bias, they now gear programmes with Farage's ReformUK company voters in mind. Not even pretending any more, yet Lisa Nandy sits on her hands doing nothing.

Boiled Like Frogs7

Farage is not "spreading" the racism. Farage is racist, he is not a broadcaster! When will people realise its the #BBCNews #ITVNews #SkyNews #LbcNews that are the ones spreading Farage's Racism! Its "News" when a Sikh guy kills a white guy, its not news when a white guy kills a Sikh!

Kunikos7

Imagine a career built on toadying to dishonest narcissists.

Kate Anne4

Those at the top of the BBC should be investigated. There’s a reason why they platform Reform without scrutiny and I’m willing to bet that money is involved. What’s most disturbing is the lack of action by the Labour government.

Deedee4

BBC bias platforming Farage continuously.

The Equity & Insight Resonance4

If Reform get into power at the next GE, they will have been been aided and abetted by the MSM and oligarchs that control the media. Reform have free reign to say what they want because UK media is so complicit, and the independent outlets can't compare in their reach. We've created a monster.

meribel123.bsky.social4

Oh no there’s nothing meek about it. It is all being designed. You are seeing and hearing exactly what they want. This is “influencing “ on a grand scale.

Climate News3

That’s a misunderstanding. The BBC and GB News have the same interests: the fascists who run them need to be kept happy.

glynnyp.bsky.social2

Kuenssberg is the ultimate example of two tiered policing. Never asking the difficult questions of Reform or the Tories but acting like a Rottweiler when it’s Labour. No independence for the BBC on her show! Utter disgrace.

Foreversideways2

I won’t watch her or weasel Mason

Andy Martell7

Here’s the #BBC “respecting” the wishes of the Nowak family… again #FuckTheBBC bsky.app/profile/impl...

Carol Hedges6

Yusuf is not ‘white British’ (sic) Yusuf is not an elected MP Yusuf is not a christian Yusuf would be first in the concentration camps if Reform UKKK won the next GE Yusuf should STFU

johnw60.bsky.social2

The BBC‘s role in trying to stir this up into a bigger story is shameful

John Wilks2

I'm pleased David Lammy has told JD Vance he's wrong about immigration causing Nowak's death. Maybe he could also point out that many US citizens would be alive today if Trump and the Republicans did something about gun control. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Phil 6T2

Imagine if those politicians had been Russian, all hell would be breaking loose. Election interference is increasingly coming from the Untied States as much as Russia. Long overdue that we stood up to these white Christian nationalists from across the pond!

scotfi1.bsky.social30

Genuine question, why has he not been selected for Makerfield? If they're so desperate for him to be part of their 'shadow cabinet ' why doesn't he have the guts to stand in an election?

Ada Loves Lace3

Yusef is not interested in being in government. He wants to be one of the people that remain in the background and quietly influence the people in power. He wants to be like Stephen Miller.

Free Speech For Peace3

Why is Reform allowed to act differently to other political parties? It is a private company, and people like Yusuf buy their way in.

happy little space bunny2

The scourge of Brexo-Trumpism, sadly, will probably be with us for a while, but I do think that Reform are looking a spent force now they find themselves between the Tories and Elon Musk. It gives me some joy to think that Yusuf may have blown his £200K on the wrong donkey.

lavallette.bsky.social2

He’s only in Reform for the money he can make through Crypto - reform only let him in Reform for the money he donated and to pretend they are not racist - if Reform gain power Mohammed Zia Yusef will be out of the country with his money quicker than you can say As-salamu alaykum

Penfold 2

Makes you wonder what £5m buys...?

Patrick13

A pure distillation of weaselly estate agent, dodgy solicitor and car showroom salesman.

Kevin Thurston9

Why platform this unelected cunt Laura?

Dave Hargreaves8

How did she let him get away with such a disingenuous answer not once but twice! She is either the worst journalist ever or a rightwing propagandist pretending to be a journalist. She isn't a Jeremy Paxman thats for sure.

Lorna the Sloven7

And it's been relentless: tweet after tweet after tweet.

Puffi Station One7

What's more important to you, Kuenssberg, operating as a decent and sensible journalist presenter with standards, or behaving like a gutter level, hate stirring, GB news hack?

Paul Russell6

I think they also wanted us to argue about it so much, Sir Michael, that no one can remember who Henry was or what really happened to him.

Andrew Brook6

Notice how he treats Keunberg with respect, compared to the insulting way he refused to engage with Cathy Newman.

Ellie3

As much as I love to comply with your wishes, Sir, that man creeps me out. Big time. If I met him in the street I'd scream and have a panic attack for a couple of years. I also apologise to David Icke for laughing at his lizardmen theory. 👾

I can confirm that the family would have wanted racist rioting if only the had the chance to properly consult with Reform leadership

Mike Freeman3

The thing is you cannot reason with a complete arse wipe of a tosser and that is what Yusuf and his Reform chums are!!

The frog faced traitor2

Kuenssberg is aging in dog years since she sold her soul to reform

nicholasbannan.bsky.social2

Zia Yusuf - England’s leading exponent of ‘two-tier’ Islam.

Gareth Newnham2

Farage back in hiding then.

Mr RobertBob3

I don’t accept that from Zia Yusuf. Above and beyond any guidance are health and safety concerns. The police would appear not to have checked Henry’s injuries and whether he would be put more at risk by handcuffing or others physical interventions. Yusuf is either stupid or lying.

Niall Huggan3

That's the plan. The BBC no longer aims to Inform & Educate, but instead to Misinform & Manipulate.

Nick O’D5

Couldn’t watch. Zia from HR can get in the bin. He’s not an MP and shouldn’t act or be treated like one.

PastaPete4

Kuennsberg and the BBC showing their undying loyalty to Reform and GBN

aka Luis.2

Did anyone else hear how Sir Reese-Mogg said the Southampton protests lead to action? Would protests supporting minority communities, such as Trans, those concerned about sustainability and pro-Palestinian groups lead to action in the same way?

Sundowner 🍋2

Struggled to get through that 🤢