Complaint
A viewer complained that the programme did not report that the Reform UK candidate for Orkney and Shetland had said in a social media posting that Nicola Sturgeon 鈥渟hould be shot鈥, and contrasted this with the extensive coverage given to racist comments about Rishi Sunak by a Reform canvasser in England.聽 The ECU considered whether the complaint raised issues in connection with the 成人快手鈥檚 editorial standards of accuracy or impartiality.
Outcome
Noting that the candidate鈥檚 posting had received some coverage on other 成人快手 outlets, the ECU considered its omission from the programme complained of was a legitimate exercise of editorial judgement by the programme-makers as to its newsworthiness in comparison with other matters covered by the programme, and that it resulted in no breach of the 成人快手鈥檚 standards of accuracy and impartiality.
Not upheld