The British Broadcasting Corporation is to review how it covers small boats and other migration topics.
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A review has been commissioned by the BBC Board into the its coverage of migration, including small boats crossing the English Channel, to “consider whether due impartiality is being delivered”, the broadcaster has said.
It will also assess the coverage of topics such as the Government’s policy of sending migrants to Rwanda, the impact of migration on communities in the UK, and the admission of refugees from Ukraine.
The review will be chaired by Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory based at Oxford University, and Samir Shah, chief executive of the independent television and radio production company Juniper.
BBC chairman Richard Sharp said: “Madeleine Sumption and Samir Shah are well-known for their expert understanding of the issues involved in delivering impartial coverage of migration, which is an important and often intensely contested subject.”
In the G7 Summit in Japan, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he believes immigration into the UK is “too high” but refused to commit to bringing levels down by the next election.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been publicly pushing for lower immigration and was key in introducing the Illegal Migration Bill.
The Bill targets “those who arrive in the UK illegally”, detaining and removing them either to their home country or a safe third country.
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StandfirstThe BBC board launches a review to evaluate whether 'due impartiality' is being delivered when discussing migration topics.
A review has been commissioned by the BBC Board into the its coverage of migration, including small boats crossing the English Channel, to “consider whether due impartiality is being delivered”, the broadcaster has said.
It will also assess the coverage of topics such as the Government’s policy of sending migrants to Rwanda, the impact of migration on communities in the UK, and the admission of refugees from Ukraine.
The review will be chaired by Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory based at Oxford University, and Samir Shah, chief executive of the independent television and radio production company Juniper.
BBC chairman Richard Sharp said: “Madeleine Sumption and Samir Shah are well-known for their expert understanding of the issues involved in delivering impartial coverage of migration, which is an important and often intensely contested subject.”
In the G7 Summit in Japan, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he believes immigration into the UK is “too high” but refused to commit to bringing levels down by the next election.
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been publicly pushing for lower immigration and was key in introducing the Illegal Migration Bill.
The Bill targets “those who arrive in the UK illegally”, detaining and removing them either to their home country or a safe third country.
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