BBC director-general Tim Davie has defended the decision to cast former Apprentice contestant Thomas Skinner in the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Skinner, 34, who is now a social media star, has drawn strong criticism for X posts saying it is “not far-right” to be “flying your flag and loving your country”, and complaining “it ain’t safe out there any more” in London, saying the city is “hostile” and “tense”.
