BBC reminds Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt 'of their responsibilities' after Union Flag joke

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Naga Munchetty, 45, spoke with frontline staff about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the vaccine roll-out a year on from when Prime Minister Boris Johnson enforced the first lockdown.

BBC Breakfast hosts Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt have been reprimanded by BBC bosses after joking about an MP’s visible union flag.The pair were “reminded of their responsibilities” after joking about the flag being “not up to standard size government interview measurements” last week, the Metro reported.Charlie added at the end of the interview: “I think it’s just a little small, but that’s your department, really.”But MP Robert Jenrick, speaking via video call from Westminster, did not reply.Naga, meanwhile, collapsed into laughter, adding: “There’s always a flag. They had the picture of the Queen though.

Naga Munchetty, 46, after she received backlash for poking fun at Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick’s Union flag, which was in the background of his interview on BBC Breakfast.Taking to Twitter, Huw shared a photo of himself, which he had edited so it appeared as if he was hosting the news with the flag’s famous red dragon behind him.In view of his 118,000 followers, the newsreader accompanied the snap with the caption: "Félicitations [Flag of France] and a great performance by [Flag of Wales] CYMRU AM BYTH!"Huw added the hashtags: "#SixNationsRugby #SixNations #FRAvWAL."The post read: "Congratulations and a great performance.

Twitter users divided, after she hit out at the Government’s frequent usage of the Union Jack in their recent media coverage.The Location, Location, Location host showed her fans an example, as she retweeted a post by Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who has used the flag in celebration of over half of UK adults now being vaccinated.In the post shared by Mr Hancock he had typed: “HALF of all adults in the UK have been vaccinated.“Each jab brings us one step closer to normal, so when it's your turn, get the jab.”Under his commentary, Mr Hancock had shared a graphic containing the British flag with text overlaying it to reinforce the message.Kirstie appeared to disapprove of the flag being used in the tweet, as she responded: “OK you’re right,

Naga Munchetty, 46, has been inundated with support on social media after being accused of "sneering" over the Union Jack.The BBC Breakfast host took to Twitter and issued an apology after she liked a tweet about the British flag.It comes after her co-star Charlie Stayt, 58, pointed out Robert Jenrick had a large Union Jack flag on display behind him in an interview with the Housing Secretary on Thursday's programme.“I think your flag is not up to standard size, Government interview measurements.

Huw Edwards has claimed BBC bosses demanded he remove a patriotic tweet of himself with a Welsh flag.

  “But it will be back tomorrow — by popular demand. “Meanwhile enjoy this magnificent flag — one of my favourites. #SixNationsRugby #FRAvWAL,” he added while replacing his former flag image with a BBC flag in its place.

Naga Munchetty, 46, and her co-star Charlie Stayt, 58, are facing after the latter poked fun at Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick’s Union flag in the background of his interview on the programme.Naga could be seen giggling at Charlie’s mocking comments about the presence of the flag in the video link.The moment was met with outrage from some viewers, who accused the presenters of “undermining our country” by laughing at the flag and a picture of the Queen, which was also on display behind the Housing Secretary.Appearing to address the uproar surrounding the situation, Gary simply wrote in view of his 7.8million followers: “Might buy a flag.”Fans took to the comments section of the former footballer’s post to share their thoughts on his

Gardeners’ World with Charlie and his co-host Naga Munchetty, 46.However, as he is most often seen tending to his garden in most of his TV appearances, Charlie was left questioning why the horticulturalist was chatting to them from inside his home for a change.Charlie began by saying: “Good morning Monty!“Not in the garden, in your study I believe, is that right?”Explaining his choice of location for the live interview, Monty declared: “Yes. “But I’m only in my study because I’m talking to you.“The minute I’m done, I’m out!”After Monty shared his plans to rush back to his beloved garden following his conversation with the presenters, Charlie couldn’t help but chuckle.“Too right too, and hopefully the weather…  “You won’t mind about the

BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty left fans with open jaws as she confessed that she didn't know the word charabanc - pronounced as sharra-bang. Fortunately co-star Charlie Stayt, 58, was on-hand to provide his co-anchor with further insight, explaining that the term was used to describe a coach or bus.A shocked Naga said: "You taught me a word.

Naga spotted the post and replied: “I’m so sorry - Sam looks lovely. “It's heartbreaking when our pets leave us - Sending love x.”Naga regularly shares photos of her pet cats with her 43,000 Instagram followers.Giving an insight into her home life, the presenter recently posted an adorable video of herself cuddling her furry friend Bella on the sofa. She simply captioned the sweet clip: “Peaceful.”Alongside Bella, Naga and James also share two other cats, named Xena and Missy.Naga and her husband previously went through a difficult time when they lost two of their cats back in 2017, and a third called Max the year after.She took to Twitter at the time to share her loss with her fans."It doesn't take long for pets to take a part of your

BBC Breakfast co-anchor has unliked the tweets in question and stated that they do not represent the BBC, who are to remain impartial.Naga, 46, faced online criticism from social media users after a broadcast on Thursday, during which she noticed a rather large Union Jack flag behind Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.During the interview, Naga's co-anchor Charlie Stayt joked that the flag was "not up to standards" before Munchetty was seen giggling as the camera panned back to her.Stayt, 58, said: "I think your flag is not up to standard size, Government interview measurements."I think it's just a little bit small, but that's your department really, it's just a thought."However, Robert failed

Naga Munchetty, 46, has taken to Twitter to apologise for liking several tweets which were “offensive in nature about the use of the British flag”.The BBC Breakfast host clarified how these were not representative of her views or that of the BBC.Posting in front of her 245,000 followers, she apologised for liking tweets earlier today.She wrote: “I 'liked' tweets today that were offensive in nature about the use of the British flag as a backdrop in a government interview this morning.“I have since removed these 'likes'.This do not (sic) represent the views of me or the BBC.“I apologise for any offence taken.

BBC Breakfast was thrown into chaos this morning (March 18) after Naga Munchetty accidentally dropped her laptop live on air.Naga and co-host Charlie Stayt were watching Carol Kirkwood’s weather report when disaster struck.As the report comes to an end, Charlie asks the weather reporter: “Carol, did you hear a noise just then by any chance?”He goes on to say there has been “a minor accident” as the cameras cut back to the studio.Naga is seen sitting sheepishly on the sofa with her laptop – which had been perching on the table – lying upside down on the floor.“Something just got knocked over, it happens,” Charlie continues before asking Naga if “everything is alright”.He adds: “We’ll do the repairs a bit later on,” as his co-host gives him a

BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt started his interview with Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar, who plays lead Ted Hastings on the BBC show. Charlie, clearly a fan of the show, asked Adrian to deliver one of his iconic lines from the new trailer, but misunderstanding the question, he read it in quite a deadpan tone.Disappointed, Charlie exclaimed: "You threw that away," as Adrian snapped he was going to "throw you away".Finding the whole moment hilarious, Naga laughed in response and as the interview came to an end she wondered if Charlie would wear the Hastings’ actor’s comments as a "badge of honour"."Do you wear it a little bit as a badge of honour that Hastings threatened to throw you out - throw you away?" she asked.

BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt made a savage jibe at MP's furniture display in the room during a live interview on this morning's show (March 18).The brutal swipe left co-host Naga Munchetty in hysterics but viewers were divided on social media.During the show, Charlie asked Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick about his pledge to keep rough sleepers off the street.The Tory MP said thousands of emergency accommodations remained open during the pandemic and there are about 11,000 homeless people today.When the interview came to an end, Charlie decided to poke fun at the size of the Union Jack flag in the room.The host said: "Robert Jenerick, thank you.

BBC Breakfast rarely has any really awkward moments but with live TV there’s always the odd gaffe. New business reporter Nina Warhurst accidentally forgot to address Charlie Stayt following her segment on the show today, prompting Naga to cheekily run with the moment and pretend to ignore her co-host.Having delivered a report about the issues involved BT Openreach and fibre internet and how many homes it still needs to reach in the UK, Nina turned to the red sofa."They hope to reach 3.4 million more homes by March 2026.

Naga Munchetty, 46, was less than impressed with her BBC Radio 5 Live co-star Nihal Arthanayake, 49, when he admitted he was falling asleep during her show, which airs just before his.