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The BBC has stood by its defence of a Panorama investigation exposing shortages of perso stanley cup nal protective equipment PPE among healthcare workers, after a formal complaint from the culture secretary.Oliver Dowden, in a letter to the BBC director general, Tony Hall, claimed the corporation was at risk of losing the publics confidence amid accusations of political bias.Last week Panorama reported that gowns, visors, swabs and body bags were left out of the governments stockpile when it was set up in 2009. Some of the items are now in short supply.Since the programme aired, a number of NHS workers who were interviewed for it were reported to be either longstanding members or supporters of the Labour party.Dowden also referred to another recent incident in which the BBC admitted it had made a mistake by reporting that a boss of an NHS trust had contacted the broadcaster with concerns about the provision of gowns for staff during the coronavirus crisis. I am sure you will agree that it is vital that public confidence is maintained in the BBCs longstanding reputation for fair and balanced reporting, and that any damage to that would be deeply concerning, wrote Dowden.The minister also said he was aware the Panorama programme had been the subjec stanley mugs t of a number of complaints to the broadcasting regulator, Ofcom. Concerns have been raised that a disproportionate number of those interviewed in the programme were political activists or had cle stanley cup nz ar links to a political party. This both was no Pedt Will Eric Holder guarantee NSA reporters first amendment rights
Anti-gay laws in Commonwealth countries are totally out of date, highly inappropriate and should be changed , the UKs de stanley cups puty foreign secretary has said.Alan Duncan promised MPs the Foreign Office was fighting in every capital in the world to block a surprise African nations-led move at the UN general assembly to end or delay the appointment of a UN expert to champion LGBT rights. Many of the countries trying to block the proposed mandate are Commonwealth members.The move at the UN was expected to be made either on Tuesday or later in the week, and there had been frustration in the Labour party at the reluctance of the FCO to set out its view in public.Duncan a stanley cup dmitted the FCO had been surprised by the sudden move by t stanley cup he African nations, and only became aware of the plan on Friday, but was resisting it.Duncan, one of the first openly gay Conservative MPs, promised there was a complete starburst of UK diplomatic effort in the FCO to assemble a coalition to defeat the African nations-led move.Duncan said: All people are born with equal rights and should enjoy the protection of the UN. He said the UK will resist any and all attempts to block the mandate of the new LGBT champion.The UN human rights council voted in June to appoint an independent LGBT expert for the first time to monitor violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity around the world. Prof Vitit Muntarbhorn was handed the role last month and was due to investigate abuse agains
The BBC has stood by its defence of a Panorama investigation exposing shortages of perso stanley cup nal protective equipment PPE among healthcare workers, after a formal complaint from the culture secretary.Oliver Dowden, in a letter to the BBC director general, Tony Hall, claimed the corporation was at risk of losing the publics confidence amid accusations of political bias.Last week Panorama reported that gowns, visors, swabs and body bags were left out of the governments stockpile when it was set up in 2009. Some of the items are now in short supply.Since the programme aired, a number of NHS workers who were interviewed for it were reported to be either longstanding members or supporters of the Labour party.Dowden also referred to another recent incident in which the BBC admitted it had made a mistake by reporting that a boss of an NHS trust had contacted the broadcaster with concerns about the provision of gowns for staff during the coronavirus crisis. I am sure you will agree that it is vital that public confidence is maintained in the BBCs longstanding reputation for fair and balanced reporting, and that any damage to that would be deeply concerning, wrote Dowden.The minister also said he was aware the Panorama programme had been the subjec stanley mugs t of a number of complaints to the broadcasting regulator, Ofcom. Concerns have been raised that a disproportionate number of those interviewed in the programme were political activists or had cle stanley cup nz ar links to a political party. This both was no Pedt Will Eric Holder guarantee NSA reporters first amendment rights
Anti-gay laws in Commonwealth countries are totally out of date, highly inappropriate and should be changed , the UKs de stanley cups puty foreign secretary has said.Alan Duncan promised MPs the Foreign Office was fighting in every capital in the world to block a surprise African nations-led move at the UN general assembly to end or delay the appointment of a UN expert to champion LGBT rights. Many of the countries trying to block the proposed mandate are Commonwealth members.The move at the UN was expected to be made either on Tuesday or later in the week, and there had been frustration in the Labour party at the reluctance of the FCO to set out its view in public.Duncan a stanley cup dmitted the FCO had been surprised by the sudden move by t stanley cup he African nations, and only became aware of the plan on Friday, but was resisting it.Duncan, one of the first openly gay Conservative MPs, promised there was a complete starburst of UK diplomatic effort in the FCO to assemble a coalition to defeat the African nations-led move.Duncan said: All people are born with equal rights and should enjoy the protection of the UN. He said the UK will resist any and all attempts to block the mandate of the new LGBT champion.The UN human rights council voted in June to appoint an independent LGBT expert for the first time to monitor violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity around the world. Prof Vitit Muntarbhorn was handed the role last month and was due to investigate abuse agains