The Sun argues Queen 'statistically likely' to back Brexit amid calls for inquiry into contested report
Summary:
The Sun has claimed the Queen is “statistically more likely” to back a Brexit because of her age and education level while defending its controversial report. A front page story claiming the monarch had voiced strong Eurosceptic views during a lunch at Windsor Castle in 2011 has sparked calls for an investigation and a formal complaint to a media watchdog. Buckingham Palace lodged a formal complaint with the Independent Press Standards Organisation on Wednesday and Mr Clegg called the article “nonsense” but the Sun has stood by its report.
Key Data:
- “You are going to have to take my word for it that we are completely confident that the Queen's views were expressed exactly as we have outlined them both in the headline and the story.”
- In its coverage today, the newspaper accused Mr Clegg of attempting to “gag” Brexit campaigners and accused pro-EU figures of attempting to discredit the report because of the effect it could have on undecided voters ahead of the June referendum.
Public trusts BBC more than their family - but doesn’t trust Government with the corporation, poll finds
Summary:
The British public trust the BBC more than their family - but doesn’t trust the government with the BBC, a poll has found. The BBC topped the poll as the most trusted source for “balanced and unbiased reporting of news stories” on television and radio.
Key Data:
- The study by commissioned by online campaign site 38 Degrees found that when asked to rank trusted sources of news, people are more than twice as likely to trust the BBC (50 per cent) than family members (18 per cent) for being the most trusted source of news.
- However the majority of the public (53 per cent) does not trust the government with the future of the BBC, with respondents saying that they do not trust ministers to protect BBC services (such as BBC news, local radio and sporting events) during the current BBC Charter renewal process.
- 38 Degrees was responsible for encouraging 177,000 responses to the Government’s consultation on the future of the BBC. Those respondents were opposed to any moves to reduce the size and scope of the corporation.
26 11/03
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