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THE BBC should refer to David Cameron as the “right-wing PM” in the interest of “fair and unbiased reporting,” tens of thousands of people have demanded.
A petition, started by jewellery designer Amanda Drury on change.com on Wednesday night, had garnered nearly 70,000 signatures in a matter of hours as the Star went to press yesterday.
She wrote: “Every time Jeremy Corbyn is mentioned in a news report on the BBC he is referred to as ‘the left-wing Labour Party leader.’
“In the interest of fairness and unbiased reporting, David Cameron should also be referred to in terms of his place on the political spectrum.”
A BBC spokesperson said in a statement: “Our journalists use descriptions of different political leanings to help the audience’s understanding, or where there is a specific editorial justification.
“Mr Corbyn was to the left of the other candidates and, now he has been elected, it is fair and accurate to say the Labour leadership is more to the left, or more ‘left-wing’ than before.”
