Liverpool FC complain to BBC – “Anfield officials are furious”

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Liverpool FC have complained to the BBC after the former editor of the Sun, Kelvin MacKenzie, was invited as a guest to talk about journalistic standards. Despite being editor when the Sun made its false claims about Liverpool supporters after the Hillsborough disaster, MacKenzie was invited on to BBC News to talk about journalistic standards at the corporation.

The Athletic contacted the BBC to ask why MacKenzie had been used, but they declined to comment and pointed out only that he wasn’t a guest on BBC Breakfast, rather an interviewee on the previous night’s news. Why Kelvin MacKenzie was on BBC News MacKenzie was invited to share his views following the resignations of BBC director general Tim Davie and their head of news, Deborah Turness.

Subsequently, MacKenzie was invited to speak on BBC News about journalistic standards, but this has been widely criticised due to the former Sun editor’s track record. The urgent need for reform of the British media has just been perfectly exemplified by BBC Breakfast bringing on Kelvin MacKenzie to talk about integrity in journalism.