BBC's Laura Kuenssberg viewers 'switch off' within minutes as they share same complaint

Nigel Farage defends X owner Elon Musk

BBC's Laura Kuenssberg sparked complaints just minutes into her self-titled show, as fans declared they were switching off.

As Laura announced her line-up for the Sunday January 5th edition, viewers rushed to social media to share their frustration.

One said: "Streeting, Philp and Kuenssberg on the same show? No thanks."

Another added: "Had to turn off Laura kuenssberg on BBc within a couple of minutes. All about musk and very quickly moving on from grooming gangs. This is why we have these problems. Awful journalism with political agendas. I can't believe how they completely brush over the mass rape of girls."

A third chimed: "Never watch. I think kuenssberg is the bbcs worst hack. And that takes some doing."

A fourth agreed: "Happily but will avoid the BBC and the sycophantic so called journo that is Kuenssberg."

However, one thing that kept some viewers tuning in was her lead interview with Reform UK Nigel Farage, as one fan said: "Very rarely watch morning television, but will make an exception for Kuenssberg and Farage this morning. In my opinion the only party leader worth listening to."

Laura Kuenssberg's show sparked fury with BBC viewers (Image: BBC)

Nigel Farage was asked about Musk by Kuenssberg (Image: BBC)

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Kuenssberg sat down with Farage in Chelmsford as she asked him about the rise in Reform's popularity, as well as his thoughts on billionaire Elon Musk getting involved with UK politics. Musk suggested Sir Keir Starmer failed to prosecute gangs and said Home Office minister Jess Phillips "deserves to be in prison".

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Musk also sparked controversy when he posted on his social media website X, formerly known as Twitter that Prime Minister Keir Starmer was "was complicit in rape of Britain", referencing to the grooming gang scandal.

Farage insisted: "I believe in free speech, even if what people say is offensive.

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"Would I rather live in a world where we're free to cause offence than a world where free speech gets shut down, I know which one of those two I prefer.

When asked about whether he agreed with Musk's controvesial statements on social media, he responded: "Real friends, when they meet face to face, have conversations, and they agree to agree, and then sometimes they agree to disagree, and what is what open society and free speech is all about."

He went on to add that British public were "absolutely right" to be angry about grooming gangs, saying: "I just think people ask themselves, what has happened to our country? How could this possibly have happened? Why did everybody want to cover it up? Why has there been no full public inquiry?"

BBC's Laura Kuenssberg viewers 'switch off' within minutes as they share same complaint

BBC's Laura Kuenssberg viewers 'switch off' within minutes as they share same complaint

BBC's Laura Kuenssberg viewers 'switch off' within minutes as they share same complaint

BBC's Laura Kuenssberg viewers 'switch off' within minutes as they share same complaint

BBC's Laura Kuenssberg viewers 'switch off' within minutes as they share same complaint