Mr Gregory Campbell

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

Speaking in the House of Commons on 6 January 2026

Debate

BBC Charter Renewal

Contribution

I congratulate the right hon. Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) on securing the debate. Fairness and impartiality should be the hallmarks of the BBC, and many years ago they were, but unfortunately that has not been the case in recent years. The BBC understands, as I am sure others do, that the anniversaries of historic incidents from our troubled past in Northern Ireland are very important. If they are done well, people recognise them, acknowledge them and pay tribute to them; if they are done badly, people complain about them. I will use two topical examples to try to show the need, under the charter renewal, for the BBC itself to be renewed. It needs to be seen to be impartially reporting events, whether in the middle east, Ukraine or Northern Ireland.

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