Backlash over migrant report

The BBC received more than 8,000 complaints about a report on its Breakfast news show about migrants crossing the Channel by boat.

A segment on August 10 saw reporter Simon Jones broadcast live from a boat alongside a dinghy containing migrants.

Mr Jones remained with the boat until its occupants were picked up by the UK Border Force.

Viewers who complained felt the programme showed “offensive/insensitive coverage of migrants crossing the Channel by boat”.