"controversy", and the description of mr anderson as "controversial", caught the attention of tina stowelltive peer who chairs the communications committee in the house of lords and used to work at the bbc. she tweeted. .. but russ jones thought that was... controversial or not, in an interview on wednesday on bbc radio nottinghamshire, lee anderson tried to turn the tables on presenter verity cowley. there is a worry by some that you might be a bit dishonest. no, not really. i mean, have you ever told a lie, verity? but we're not here to talk about me. we're here to talk about you. no, no, and i asked the question, have you ever told a lie? the mp asked the presenter ten times if she'd ever told a lie and ended by asking for the whole ten—minute interview to be played in full, as he said he didn't trust the bbc to cut it down fairly — or else not to be played at all. radio nottingham did run the whole interview, which also appeared on the bbc website, to the approval of andy brockman. .. overnight on sunday, the bbc news channel reported on the grammys, the music industry's annual awards