BBC: Gaza
Commons · Question 52839 · Tabled 16 May 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 21 May 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will have urgent discussions with the Director General of the BBC on recent reports that a journalist with links to Hamas was used by the BBC to report on events in Gaza.
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 21 May 2025
Under its Royal Charter, the BBC has a duty to provide accurate and impartial news and information. As the BBC is independent the Government does not intervene in the BBC’s day-to-day operational or editorial decisions.The Secretary of State meets regular...