Question follow-through · 91669
BBC Arabic Service: Antisemitism
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the BBC on journalists working for BBC Arabic who have made antisemitic and pro-Hamas comments.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 17 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 19 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 20 Nov 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with the BBC on journalists working for BBC Arabic who have made antisemitic and pro-Hamas comments.
19 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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20 Nov 2025
Answer published
It is crucial that the BBC upholds the highest standards of reporting and impartiality, so it remains the most trusted news source in the UK and overseas. The BBC has rightly acknowledged where coverage, standards and enforcement of those standards has fa...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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