In the aftermath of the Orlando shootings, Owen Jones appeared on the Sky News paper review on Sunday night to share his thoughts on the terrorist attack which left 49 dead. However, he ended up walking off set live on-air after growing frustrated over the broadcaster’s refusal to describe the shooting as an attack on LGBT people. Since then, Jones has penned a piece for the Guardian calling for the media focus to be on homophobia as the LGBT community try to deal with this attempt at the ‘erasure’ of their people.
However, it turns out that Jones isn’t so fussed about the silencing of certain members of the LGBT community. Steerpike understands that the Guardian columnist was set to appear alongside The Spectator‘s Douglas Murray on Channel 4 last night for a broadcast from the Orlando vigil in Soho. However, the broadcaster told Murray his services were no longer required after Jones refused to appear on air with him:
I was due to be on Channel 4 News tonight, live from the Orlando vigil in Soho.
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