BBC Breakfast outrage as Charlie Stayt sparks uproar after biased interview

BBC Breakfast viewers were left up in arms following the latest segment on nursing strikes.

Charlie Stayt was back on our screens on Friday (February 17) morning alongside co-presenter Naga Munchetty.

He spoke to Pat Cullen, Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, via video like to debate on the latest news that NHS intensive care nurses will strike for 48 hours.

READ MORE: Naga Munchetty issues warning to BBC co-star after he makes veiled dig at Carol Kirkwood

When asked if she'd sit in. meeting with health secretary Steve Barclay, Pat explained: "It is devastating for those nurses actually, and I hear it in their voices every single day when I'm speaking with them."

Charlie interrupted: "Which is and I know that the situation we're talking very specifically [is] about England.

"There are different scenarios being played out in Scotland where strike action has been called off, for example.

"But if today, Steve Barclay would say, 'I will sit down with you, Pat Cullen and talk about the outstanding issues' with no commitment from him upfront about whether he was talking about pay or other things.

"Just to say, 'We will have a meeting', would your strike action be called off?"

She replied:"We need to talk about pay"

"If I may, I am going to ask you to answer that question.," Charlie interjected.

"Because it seems for a lot of people who may well have sympathies with your situation nurses are in.

"If he were to say now that, 'I will sit down and talk, I'm not going to commit in advance to talking about pay specifically or anything'.

"If he will say we can have a meeting today, would you call off the strike action?"

Appearing to ignore the presenter's question, Pat fired back: "And what would that meeting be about?

"It needs to address the dispute that our nurses are standing on picket lines for, we need to address nurse's pay.

"We need to pay them a decent wage so that we can attract nurses into the profession and hold on to the nurse we have got."

Viewers were left angered by Charlie's questions, with some branding them "biased".

"@BBCNews @BBCBreakfast Deeply disappointed in the government approach to the Nursing strikes. They've been understaffed for years; they've been taken Nurses for granted for years! Equally disappointed with Charlie's biased bullying interview style. #BBCBreakfast," one fan penned.

Another added: "Why are @BBCBreakfast asking striking workers why they are striking? Why aren't they asking @10DowningStreet about the money wasted on #PandemicContracts? £120m #Mone .. £25m #GregHands .. £37bn #DidoHarding £4bn #CovidFraud .. any of this would give strikers a decent wage." (sic)

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While a third person fumed: "@BBCBreakfast when you ask someone a question just ask them if it's yes or no simple. Don't let them beat around the bush.

"Against my better judgement watch few minutes of Charlie Stayt grilling Pat Cullen. If only they would use same robust questioning to their Tory paymasters, but sadly they don't. Just more pathetic biased reporting. #BBCBreakfast."

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