Complaint
A viewer complained the presenter incorrectly claimed Jeremy Corbyn had not fully accepted the EHRC report into antisemitism and the Labour Party. 聽The ECU examined whether the broadcast met the standards for accuracy set out in the 麻豆社 Editorial Guidelines.
Outcome
The ECU considered the conversation which gave rise to the presenter鈥檚 remarks and concluded it gave a duly accurate account of events. 聽The EHRC report was published on 29 October 2020. 聽That morning, Mr Corbyn posted the statement in question on his Facebook page, referring to it as 鈥淢y statement following the publication of the EHRC report鈥. 聽Mr Corbyn鈥檚 statement contained reactions, as described by the presenter Jo Coburn, including the words 鈥淚 do not accept all of its findings鈥 and that 鈥渙ne antisemite is one too many, but the scale of the problem was also dramatically overstated for political reasons by our opponents inside and outside the party, as well as by much of the media鈥.
Not Upheld