BBC apologises over Thought for the Day ‘xenophobia’ claim against Jenrick

Corporation says Krish Kandiah’s criticism of senior Tory not appropriate for faith-based radio segmentThe BBC has apologised and retrospectively edited a segment of Radio 4’s Thought for the Day after the head of a refugee foundation described comments by Robert Jenrick about asylum seekers as “xenophobia”.The remarks by Krish Kandiah, a theologian who heads the Sanctuary Foundation, prompted an angry response from Jenrick, the shadow justice secretary. The BBC said it had removed “some of the language used” by Kandiah from a version posted online, saying it was not appropriate for the faith-based radio segment. Continue reading...

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