Nigel Farage has received a grovelling apology from the BBC after the Reform UK leader issued an ultimatum following last night's Newsnight episode on Henry Nowak's death.
Reform UK's lawyers sent a furious letter to the broadcaster's director-general this morning.
The letter was sent after Newsnight presenter Matt Chorley wrongfully claimed three times that Mr Farage said Nowak's death should spark "white cold rage" from the British public.
Mr Farage instead said "pure, cold rage" in his self-styled "emergency broadcast" to the nation yesterday morning.
Mr Chorley apologised to Mr Farage on social media earlier today, saying: "This was a mistake on my part, a misremembering of the quote."
However, the BBC has since included a 71-word correction to its help and feedback page.
The broadcaster wrote: "In an interview about the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak, we mistakenly quoted the Reform UK leader Nigel Farage as saying people should respond to his death with a 'white, cold rage'.
"To be clear, Mr Farage actually said 'pure, cold rage', as had been stated earlier in the programme, and we apologise to him for this error."
Nigel Farage received yet another apology from the BBC
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The BBC also confirmed the programme has been removed from both BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds.
Meanwhile, the BBC also published an article earlier this afternoon covering Mr Chorley's apology to Mr Farage.
It is not yet known if Mr Farage is satisfied with the BBC's response.
"The BBC have formally apologised to me," Mr Farage said.
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The BBC released its correction and clarification earlier today
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"My thanks to them. I look forward to it being announced on BBC Newsnight
Reform's lawyers had set out Mr Farage's demands in a four-page letter to the corporation's chief Matt Brittin this morning.
The demands included a full written apology to Mr Farage on the BBC's website, the apology being pinned at the top of relevant social media accounts for seven days.
Mr Farage also wants to receive an on-air apology on Newsnight tonight, with the broadcaster's late-night current affairs programme also sharing a clip of the apology on its social media accounts.
Matt Chorley issued his apology earlier today
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Broadcasting House is also being pressured to conduct a "proper investigation" into how the false quote came to be said three times during Mr Chorley's sit-down interview with Tory leader Kemi Badenoch.
Reform UK's lawyers stressed Mr Farage would not appear on any BBC programme until all three demands are met.
The BBC has until 4pm on Friday to provide a substantive response to the letter.
Newsnight landed the BBC in hot water with Donald Trump last year after splicing together clips of the US President ahead of the January 6 riots for a documentary released in 2024.
Nigel Farage yesterday issued an 'emergency address to the nation' in which he said the only way Britons should respond to the killing is with 'pure, cold rage' | PATim Davie was eventually forced to resign as the broadcaster's director-general as a result of the debacle.
Meanwhile, bombshell revelations in The Mail on Sunday revealed the BBC's flagship radio programme, Desert Island Discs, had banned the Reform UK leader amid fears his presence would make staff "feel unsafe".
Mr Farage said: "The BBC will have a rude awakening under a Reform Government."
GB News has approached Reform UK for comment.