Lee Anderson has hit out at BBC Director General Tim Davie, after witnessing the broadcaster boss being grilled by MPs on their coverage of the Israel-Hamas war.
The BBC has faced significant backlash for their coverage on the conflict, after refusing to name Hamas as 'terrorists', instead calling them 'militants'.
During the committee meeting on Wednesday, a BBC spokesperson told the media that Davie will "quite clearly articulate why the BBC matters" and make clear "why we’re an important asset for the UK and abroad".
The spokesperson added that it is "absolutely vital that the BBC listens and hears the comments of MPs".
Lee Anderson said it was 'shameful' of the BBC to not call Hamas terrorists
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Following the meeting, MP Jonathan Gullis told GB News that many in the meeting were "left flabbergasted".
Gullis added: "What shocked me more than anything was the Director General argued back with colleagues and said that he would not agree with describing Hamas as terrorists because he was worried about how it might hurt the feelings of some people."
Speaking to Patrick Christys on GB News, Deputy Chair of the Conservatives Lee Anderson agreed with Gullis' thoughts on the meeting, stating "Jonathan Gullis there is spot on with the conclusion of the meeting."
Anderson admitted: "I came out early. I listened to him for about 5 or 6 minutes. I'd had enough. It was quite clear for me that he'd not come to hold his hands up."
Speaking generally of the backlash against the BBC, Anderson said: "I think it's been shameful over the past two or three weeks, what's happened, the refusal of the BBC to label Hamas as a terrorist organisation.
"He seems very one sided. He seems very biased. He seems impartial and there's not much more to add from what my colleague Jonathan Gullis said.
Anderson continued: "He was hopping mad, beyond mad. I've had a big beef with this David chap since he got the job. When he first started he actually said that equality and diversity was mission critical in the BBC. That was his big project.
"So I looked back over the past 70 years, we've always had a white middle-aged man in charge of the BBC. So I wrote to him and told him to resign and give it to somebody of a different colour skin. I'm still waiting for a response."
BBC Director General Tim Davie faced Tory MPs in a 1922 Committee meeting
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Patrick laughed as he joked: "Yeah, I imagine you'll be waiting a long time for that, actually."
A BBC spokesperson told GB News: "Our starting point is always impartiality and we take that incredibly seriously.
"In amongst thousands of hours of news broadcasting, there will always be some errors where we do get things wrong.
"We always hold up our hands, as we did this week when one of our correspondents was wrong to speculate along with others about the cause of the Al-Ahli Hospital explosion."
