A STUDENT receiving their A-Level results was cut off by a BBC presenter live on air after saying the broadcaster was "complicit" in Israel's genocide in Gaza.
Thursday marked A-Level results day for students across England, with students in Scotland opening their results on August 5.
BBC News was doing a live segment at Liverpool City College where a journalist interviewed one of the students who was receiving their results.
In the clip, which has since been shared on social media, the student looked directly into the camera and said: "On that note I just wanna say, free Palestine, end the genocide and the BBC's complicity."
The presenter quickly interjected and said: "Alright, we're here to talk about A-Level results–"
The student could then be heard saying: "The BBC is complicit in the genocide–"
They were quickly cut off again by the presenter who said: "Alright, thank you for your thoughts.
"We're here to talk about A-Level results today. Gaza, whole different subject."
A student opening their results live on the BBC: “On that note, I want to say Free Palestine, end the genocide and the BBC is complicit…” The BBC reporter quickly interjected and said “we’re here to talk about A-Level results… Gaza is a whole different subject…” pic.twitter.com/YTHHhze4t2
— Hamza Yusuf (@Hamza_a96) August 14, 2025
It comes after a similar incident occurred earlier on Thursday when a BBC Radio 2 host cut off a caller who said the BBC and the Labour Government were "complicit in the Palestinian genocide".
During a segment where listeners were asked to give advice on wedding speeches, a caller named Mary said: "Thank you so much for putting me on.
"The BBC and the UK Government are complicit in the Palestinian genoc–"
Mary's line was promptly cut off before she could say the end of the word "genocide".
Host Tina Daheely went on to say: "Oh, okay, not about wedding speeches at all. Cut that one off there because I've no idea what else they were going to say."
A BBC spokesperson said on the matter: “During a specific item on wedding speeches, a caller began to give personal views unrelated to the subject matter, so we swiftly moved on to the next listener’s opinion.”
The BBC has previously been accused of showing "a pattern of bias, double standards and silencing of Palestinian voices" in its coverage of Israel's assault on Gaza.
A report from the Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM), published in June, found that the BBC gave Israeli deaths 33 times more coverage per fatality, despite Gaza suffering 34 times more casualties than Israel.
The broadcaster was also found to have interrupted or dismissed claims of genocide more than 100 times – while only 3% of articles analysed by the CfMM used the terms "war crimes" in relation to Israeli violence against Palestinians.
The BBC has been approached again for comment regarding the latest incident on BBC News.
