Question Time host Fiona Bruce has stepped back from her role with a domestic abuse charity after facing criticism for comments she made on the BBC show.
The 58-year-old presenter sparked a backlash from viewers for her handling of a discussion about Stanley Johnson in Thursday's episode. Guest Yasmin Alibhai-Brown said that the father of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 82, was a "wife beater" and that his alleged history of domestic violence was "on record".
Fiona then interrupted to say: "I'm not disputing what you're saying, but just so everyone knows what this is referring to, Stanley Johnson's wife spoke to a journalist, Tom Bower, and she said that Stanley Johnson had broken her nose and that she’d ended up in hospital as a result.
