Another day, another BBC apology. This time, the corporation has said sorry to Nigel Farage after presenter Matt Chorley misquoted the Reform leader on Newsnight. In an interview with Kemi Badenoch on Tuesday, the former Times Radio presenter claimed Farage had called for ‘white cold rage’ in response to the tragic death of Henry Nowak.

The Daily Mail has now been shown sight of a damning letter to the BBC from Mr Farage's lawyer, accusing the BBC host of 'racialising' the Reform leader's response.

This afternoon the broadcasting behemoth said it had issued a private apology to Mr Farage directly, and published one on its website.