THE BBC is facing questions after Fiona Bruce wrongly claimed that “a trans woman with a history of extreme violence” had been placed in a female jail by the Scottish Prison Service – despite the First Minister having made clear it was not true just hours earlier.
Bruce made the claim during a heated and controversial episode of the BBC’s flagship show Question Time which focused on gender recognition law.
The topic has come under intense scrutiny in recent weeks after the UK Government moved to block the Scottish Parliament’s gender reform bill from becoming law. The spotlight remained on the topic of trans rights after Isla Bryson, a trans person, was convicted of raping two women while still identifying as male.
