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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nina Lloyd

Fiona Bruce ‘appalled and sorry’ after backlash over Stanley Johnson discussion

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BBC Question Time’s Fiona Bruce has said she is “appalled” and “deeply sorry” after some viewers perceived her to have trivialised domestic violence during a discussion about Stanley Johnson, according to a statement.

The presenter faced a social media backlash after intervening when the father of former prime minister Boris Johnson was described as a “wife-beater” in Thursday’s episode of the show.

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