Piers Morgan slams ‘spineless’ BBC after Newsnight star Emily Maitlis is told off for retweeting him
PIERS Morgan has accused the BBC of being “utterly spineless” after they told off Emily Matilis for retweeting him. The Newsnight host, 50, shared a post critical of the government’s coronavirus response in February. But Piers insisted today that the Corporation were trying to “appease the woke mob”. The tweet, written by Piers, read: “If […]
PIERS Morgan has accused the BBC of being “utterly spineless” after they told off Emily Matilis for retweeting him.
The Newsnight host, 50, shared a post critical of the government’s coronavirus response in February.
But Piers insisted today that the Corporation were trying to “appease the woke mob”.
The tweet, written by Piers, read: “If failing to quarantine properly is punishable by 10yrs in prison, what is the punishment for failing to properly protect the country from a pandemic?”
Despite Emily deleting her retweet within just 10 minutes of posting it, someone complained about it.
The BBC’s editorial complaints unit then upheld the allegation against her.
It said: “The retweeted material was clearly controversial, implying sharp criticism of the Government and there was nothing in the surrounding context to make clear that Ms Maitlis was not endorsing it.”
It added that despite Emily removing the post after 10 minutes, she failed to publicly clarify that it had fallen short of editorial standards.
But Piers today fumed about the reprimand on Twitter, posting a link to a news story about Emily’s reprimand and writing: “This is quite incredible.
“The Govt has admitted we failed to properly prepare for this pandemic.
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“It’s not a partisan comment, it’s a statement of fact supported by the worst death toll in Europe. Why is the BBC so utterly spineless?”
He later characterised the situation in even fewer words writing: “Maitlis retweets an undeniable fact, gets reprimanded by timid BBC bosses to appease the woke mob.”