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Paddy McGuinness defends Question Time appearance saying it was an 'opportunity for working class voices to be heard' - after BBC faced 'dumbing down' backlash over his booking
Paddy McGuinness has defended his Question Time appearance - after the BBC faced 'dumbing down' backlash over his booking.
The comedian and presenter, 50, was recently invited onto the flagship debate show commonly featuring heavyweight politicians and media figures to answer questions from the audience on major issues of the day. The former Lewis star accused Rachel Boyle, an academic at Edge Hill University on Merseyside, of 'being racist' after she called him 'a white privileged male' for denying the Duchess of Sussex was hounded from Britain for being mixed-race. The TV host weighed in after Fiona Bruce questioned the panel about Sir Keir Starmer's decision to ditch a flagship pledge to spend £28billion a year on green projects – which critics perceived as another embarrassing climbdown.
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