Richard Madeley sparks 850 Ofcom complaints after Sir Keir Starmer remarks

23.02.2022 - 20:57 / msn.com

Good Morning Britain has sparked 850 Ofcom complaints after Richard Madeley questioned the death threats made against Sir Keir Starmer. On February 14, it was reported that an investigation had been launched into harmful messages that were sent to the Labour Party leader, after Boris Johnson made the false claim that to prosecute paedophile Jimmy Savile. Last Tuesday’s edition of GMB saw Madeley discussing Starmer’s experience, explaining that there are trolls who have been ‘calling for his execution’ online, which led the presenter to ask whether it was ‘that big a deal.

’ The I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! star’s comments didn’t sit well with viewers at home, with some demanding he should be axed from the morning show. ‘Complained to Ofcom for the first time in my life earlier,’ said one angry viewer. ’While another added: ‘I wonder what Richard Madeley’s reaction would be had he been the one on the receiving end of these death threats.

Could you imagine if Keir Starmer or any other person had questioned if the threats Madeley received were a big deal. ’The next day, Madeley addressed the controversy and apologised live on air, while stressing ‘the obvious statement’ that death threats are not ‘acceptable’. ‘I want to say one thing very quickly at the top here,’ he said at the beginning of the programme.

‘I tried to pose a question on one of our early discussions on the programme about how prolific online death threats are. I didn’t actually quite press it properly, I didn’t go into it enough. ’The Prime Minister attracted major criticism when he falsely claimed that Starmer failed to prosecute Savile when he was director of the Crown Prosecution Service.