Complaint
The programme included a discussion on the involvement of girls in gang crime.Β A viewer complained that one of the participants, Claudia Webbe was not identified as a senior member of the Labour Party.Β
Outcome
Ms Webbe was introduced as the former Chair of Operation Trident, set up to tackle gun and gang crime in London, which established her qualifications as a participant and would have sufficed if the discussion had kept clear of party political issues.Β However, Ms Webbeβs citation of βgovernment-let austerity since 2010β as a salient component of the problem took it into an area where the information that she was a member of the Labour Partyβs National Executive would have been relevant to viewersβ understanding of her contribution.
Upheld
Further action
The programme team has been reminded of the importance of ensuring relevant background details are included to allow audiences to judge the nature of a contributorβs comments.Β