BBC Question Time presenter Fiona Bruce said she will step back from her role as an ambassador for the charity Refuge following claims she had trivialised domestic violence during a discussion about Stanley Johnson on last Thursday’s show.
In a statement, Bruce confirmed that she will be leaving her role “with real sadness” over comments she made on Thursday’s edition of Question Time on the BBC.
She said: “It is with real sadness that I have decided to step back from my role as an ambassador for the domestic abuse charity Refuge.
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