Arron Banks on Newsnight. Image: BBC, fair use.
Brexiters often accuse the British media of being biased towards remaining in the European Union. Especially the BBC. In July, a cross-party group of 70 MPs wrote to the corporation complaining that it was heavily "in favour of those who wish to water down or even reverse the referendum decision.” Earlier this month, would be Conservative leadership hopeful Jacob Rees Mogg said the BBC had a “deep-seated anti-Brexit bias”.
Research would appear to back up these accusations. In recent months, a flurry of studies have been reported showing everything from a bias towards Remain on the Andrew Marr show to a supposed deluge of anti-Brexit voices on Radio 4’s Today Programme. No wonder International Trade Secretary Liam Fox declared that “it does appear that some elements of our media would rather see Britain fail than see Brexit succeed.”
