BBC Breakfast slapped with complaints as angry viewers 'switch off'
BBC Breakfast was slapped with complaints as angry viewers "switched off" on Tuesday (August 12).
During today's instalment of the popular morning show, presenters Jon Kay and Sarah Campbell brought viewers up to speed with the latest headlines from across the UK and beyond.
John Watson was also on hand in the studio to deliver the sports round-up, whilst Carol Kirkwood provided regular weather bulletins live from a sunflower field in Milton Keynes.
Ahead of launching her new autobiography, Frankly, Jon and Sarah invited former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon into the studio.
During the interview, Nicola looked back on the day of her arrest in 2023, as well as her sexuality, miscarriage, and previous approach to legislation, reports the Express.
"I've become used to my life, over the years, being talked about in great detail. I don't complain about that, I put myself into the public eye. But I wanted at this stage of my life to tell my story in my words," she revealed.
"The remarkable experiences I've had in politics and the ups and downs of a life in politics. So, inevitably, some of the challenges and the low points of being covered, because I've tried to speak really candidly about them.
"But the book's also really, really full of all the really positive, extraordinary experiences I've had over 30 years, and actually, 30 years of the most remarkable period in modern Scottish and, to some extent, UK political history."
Nicola added: "So, it's been a lot of fun reminiscing about all of that, writing all of that, and remembering it all."
The 55-year-old former SNP leader also touched on her unsuccessful bid for Scottish independence and the state of trans rights in Scotland.
However, not all BBC viewers were pleased with the interview, with many venting their frustrations on X (previously known as Twitter) about the half-hour segment.
"Just turned #BBCBreakfast off. Why are they giving more airtime to Sturgeon?" one viewer posted, while another chimed in: "This interview with Sturgeon is a waste of time #BBCBreakfast. Apart from the break for the 'local' news, we've had 30 mins of in studio interviews... No news?"
A third viewer commented, "Seriously, that's enough now," while another similarly expressed: "Fifteen minutes of Nicola Sturgeon, and counting, equals *very* slow news day."
A firth fan echoed these sentiments, remarking: "A huge #bbcbreakfast plug for Nicola Sturgeon's new book. A full 10-minute commercial for her, and to plug her book tour."
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