Martine Croxall broke rules over ‘pregnant people’ facial expression, BBC says

The BBC has upheld 20 complaints about impartiality after presenter Martine Croxall changed a script she read live on the BBC News Channel to mention “pregnant people” earlier this year.

Croxall was presenting an interview about research into groups most at risk during heatwaves in the UK, quoting a statement from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

The presenter said: “Malcolm Mistry, who was involved in the research, says the elderly, pregnant people… women… and those with pre-existing health conditions should take precautions.”

The BBC’s Executive Complaints Unit said it had taken note of Croxall’s facial expression when she changed the phrase to “pregnant woman”, making it open to the interpretation that it “pointed to a particular point of view in the debates currently surrounding trans ideology”.

Dr., an assistant professor at the school. After his message to the camera, Mistry spoke about the story and mentioned “pregnant women”.