SNAP POLL: Do you think BBC coverage of Manchester Airport incident has been biased? YOUR VERDICT
BBC bias row: Manchester Airport stamp incident coverage sparks fury among viewers
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BBC Breakfast has found itself at the centre of a furious "bias" row following its coverage of the Manchester Airport incident which has resulted in the suspension of an officer.
In video footage which has been circulated widely on social media, a man is kicked in the head and stamped on while lying on the ground by a uniformed member of Greater Manchester Police.
On Friday's BBC Breakfast, Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt welcomed Rochdale MP Paul Waugh onto the show to discuss the latest developments after he'd spoken to members of the Amaaz family.
As they teed up the discussion, Stayt and Munchetty mentioned the fact one of the men had been kicked and stamped on, shared the claim the family is now "traumatised" by the incident, mentioned the officer's suspension, and brought up the subsequent protests - but failed to mention right away the reasons for armed police's intervention and the broken nose suffered by a member of the team.
Waugh relayed the family's message to him, telling BBC viewers: "They wanted me to appeal for calm, they are acutely aware there are extremists of all sides who are keen to hijack this incident and use it for their own ends, the family are not interested in that at all."
The MP also mentioned he'd met with the Assistant Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police as well as the family to "look at some of the footage and get the full facts", but was unable to provide further details.
Following this - five minutes into the discussion - Munchetty eventually mentioned GMP's statement on why officers were initially called to the incident and addressed the officer who had to be treated for a broken nose leading to a flurry of accusations of bias.
SNAP POLL: Do you think BBC coverage of Manchester Airport incident has been biased? YOUR VERDICT
GB News
In the exclusive poll for GB News membership readers, an overwhelming majority (98 per cent) of the 1,445 voters thought BBC coverage of the Manchester Airport incident has been biased, while just one per cent thought it wasn't. One per cent said they did not know.
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