Kemi calls for probe into BBC Hamas film

To the BBC, which has received a rather scathing letter from Tory leader Kemi Badenoch over a controversial documentary on Palestine. The Conservative party leader blasted the BBC 2 film released last week – titled ‘Gaza: How to Survive A Warzone’ – which was narrated by none other than, er, the son of a Hamas official and has questioned whether licence fee payers’ cash has been paid to the terrorist organisation. Dear oh dear…

The documentary sparked outrage last week after it emerged that the father of its child narrator was a Hamas deputy minister. Initially the broadcaster pointed blame at production company Hoyo Films for not disclosing the Hamas link, despite evidence that the corporation had regular involvement with Hoyo producers. Amid growing accusations that the film was biased, the programme was pulled from BBC iPlayer – although the Beeb has suggested it may become available again after further ‘due diligence’ has been carried out.