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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

BBC graphic describes Rishi Sunak as a 't**t' and a 'c**t' in on-air blunder

The BBC broadcast a 'word cloud' featuring words commonly used to describe Rishi Sunak yesterday - and it accidentally included some choice language.

Reaction to the appointment of the new Prime Minister on Tuesday dominated much coverage from the national broadcaster yesterday, with presenters positioned outside the doors of Number 10 as the 42-year-old began his first few hours in office.

One especially memorable piece of reporting came in the form of a 'word cloud' graphic, which had been created by polling research company Savanta ComRes after asking members of the public for their thoughts on the new premier.

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