POLL OF THE DAY: Are ITV and BBC on a mission to bring down Nigel Farage? YOUR VERDICT

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Oliver Trapnell

By Oliver Trapnell


Published: 02/06/2024

- 06:00

Updated: 02/06/2024

- 19:46

The BBC and ITV have both apologised in recent weeks

ITV and the BBC are on a mission to bring down Nigel Farage, an exclusive poll of GB News members has claimed.

A staggering 96 per cent of 1,042 members claimed the ex-Ukip leader was being the victim of the campaign by the UK's oldest broadcasters.


Only three per cent disagreed, with one per cent not sure.

Nigel hailed “another win against mainstream media” after ITV were forced to apologise for an error made on their programme, Good Morning Britain

During Nigel's appearance on the ITV breakfast show on Tuesday, the Reform representative was asked about a poll conducted by JL Partners.

Discussing the poll, Nigel revealed that 23 per cent of 18 to 24-year-old young Muslims living in Britain believe “Jihad is a good thing”.

Host Richard Madeley had also described the polling as “self-serving” during Nigel's interview on the show.

However, Madeley issued a statement, apologising for the language used to describe the poll.

Addressing Good Morning Britain viewers, Madeley said: “We'd just like to clarify a story that we did on Tuesday.

“This week, during an interview with Nigel Farage, we mentioned a survey that he had quoted. The 1000 people who were polled, responded to a questionnaire while they were online. Now we described that poll as self-selecting.

“But in fact, JL Partners, who carried out the poll, have told us that participants were chosen very carefully to ensure a mix of ages, locations and educational backgrounds, and that their methodology was in line with the highest industry standards.”

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The apology on Good Morning Britain follows a similar incident from the BBC after presenter Geeta Guru-Murthy branded Richard Tice’s speech at the party's conference in Dover “inflammatory”.

Sharing his reaction on GB News, Nigel told host Camilla Tominey that it was a “mask slip” moment.

He explained: “All she did was just expose the sheer prejudice and bias that exists within the BBC.”

Guru-Murthy later apologised for the comment and said her actions “didn't meet the BBC's editorial standards on impartiality”.

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