BBC star Chris Packham has been no stranger to controversy in recent years. The Springwatch presenter has faced repeated accusations of bias, having retweeted Angela Rayner’s tirade against ‘sickening’ Tories, described those involved in hunting and shooting as ‘the nasty brigade’ and actively campaigned against the killing of ‘pest’ birds in the UK.
But now the broadcaster appears to have turned his guns on the wrong target after starring in an advert singing the praises of a left-wing news website, Double Down News. Packham opens the promotional clip with an apparent dig at his own employers the BBC by claiming:
It’s becoming, sadly, increasingly difficult to find integrity, honesty and truth in news.
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