JOURNALIST Andrew Marr faces a new BBC “bias” probe over comments on the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral during his Sunday morning programme.
Following the April 18 broadcast of the show, 234 complaints were lodged after the presenter told people not interested in Prince Philip’s funeral that they were “wrong”.
The complaints claimed there was “bias in favour of the royal family”.
As he went through the newspaper front pages, Marr told millions of viewers: "I say to anyone who is not interested in yesterday's funeral, two things.
"First, you're wrong. There's a lot to reflect on and a lot to learn.
"And second, avoid the Sunday papers."
One complaint said: "Ridiculous. No doubt it is big news, but quite a few people are republicans and don't believe we should have a royal family. That is a perfectly legitimate view - what a patronising thing to say."
It comes after the BBC had to open a special complaints form focused on viewers’ concerns over its coverage of the Duke’s death.
The broadcaster received a record 110,000 complaints about its coverage on the day Prince Philip died aged 99.
The corporation had cleared schedules and replaced them with mirrored coverage on the royal death across BBC One, BBC Two and its 24-hour news channel.
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The news also comes after the BBC dismissed other complaints centred around Marr in recent months, including more than 100 focused on his interview with the First Minister last November.
And in January, the BBC dismissed thousands of complaints over perceived bias against Boris Johnson during an interview on the programme earlier that month.
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