BBC News' Clive Myrie hits back over being branded 'insensitive' in Queen's death coverage

express.co.uk:

BBC News viewers who launched a “vitriolic pile on” aimed at him over his coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s death yesterday.The Mastermind presenter came under fire on social media after saying on-air that the energy bills crisis is "of course insignificant now" given the "gravity of the situation" regarding news of the Monarch’s health.One outraged online user took to Twitter to share a clip of Clive presenting the BBC News special, in which he discussed the concerns surrounding Her Majesty’s health prior to her death being confirmed by Buckingham Palace.In the video, Clive could be hear saying: “The news a little bit earlier on today that the doctors in Scotland were concerned about the Queen’s health, coming as Liz Truss was making a rather important statement concerning the future of energy bills, of course insignificant now, given the gravity of the situation we seem to be experiencing with Her Majesty.”The caption of the video, uploaded by TomDRogers1, read: “Here’s BBC News Presenter Clive Myrie saying that the Energy Bills Price Crisis is "of course insignificant now" given the "gravity of the situation" regarding news of the Queen's health.”The video appeared to cause controversy on the social media platform, with users soon replying to the tweet and prompting a response from Clive to clarify his statement.AperolFitz said: “Once again, the life expectancy for people experiencing homelessness is 45 for men, and 43 for women.“Their deaths are no less significant than that of a monarch, and they are certainly not afforded the same comfort, security and dignity.

Get a grip, @CliveMyrieBBC.”1810allan added: “@CliveMyrieBBC and @BBCNews are you serious pal? Insignificant? Why?“Has someone agreed to pay the bills that.