BAME workers at meeting demand an inquiry and say presenter deserves an apology
BBC managers faced open revolt from furious staff as they attempted to make amends in the row over Naga Munchetty’s comments about
Donald Trump, amid claims of widespread
racism within the organisation.
At one open meeting organised for BAME employees on Thursday, members of the audience demanded management formally apologise to the
BBC Breakfast presenter, called for an investigation into editorial standards chief David Jordan, and demanded diversity representatives on the semi-independent executive complaints unit. Sources at the meeting said nervous BBC executives faced shouts from the audience when they were deemed to have not properly addressed their concerns, although another said everyone was “incredibly polite and restrained given what was going on” and the predominant tone was exasperation rather than anger.