steven pullen wrote to us during the campaign, saying... ..whereas gerald freel thought... meanwhile, susie hq this week raised the subject of airtime for nigel farage... well, let's speak to deborah turness, the chief executive of bbc news. thanks for coming on newswatch. the director—general has identified impartiality as the bbc�*s number one priority, and you've heard accusations from viewers of bias during the general election campaign. what was your approach to impartiality during the campaign? well, thank you for inviting me on the programme, samira. when i came to the bbc, understanding the director—general�*s real focus on impartiality, we did a really big piece of work asking audiences across the uk and around the world what they needed today to trust us, and they told us they wanted fairness and respect. and fairness and respect really come together to form impartiality — fairness in reflecting the fullness of the political conversation and respect in showing that we are listening to them because they pay for us and the bbc is here for everyone. eight in ten uk a

steven pullen wrote to us during the campaign, saying... ..whereas gerald freel thought...ised the subject of airtime for nigel farage... well, let's speak to deborah turness, the chief executive of bbc news. thanks for coming on newswatch. the director—general has identified impartiality as the bbc�*s number one priority, and you've heard accusations from viewers of bias during the general election campaign. what was your approach to impartiality during the campaign? well, thank you for inviting me on the programme, samira. when i came to the bbc, understanding the director—general�*s

steven pullen wrote to us during the campaign, saying... ..whereas gerald freel thought...us they wanted fairness and respect. and fairness and respect really come together to form impartiality — fairness in reflecting the fullness of the political conversation and respect in showing that we are listening to them because they pay for us and the bbc is here for everyone. eight in ten uk adults came to the bbc during the election period. they said, when asked, "who would you choose for trusted, impartial coverage of this election?", four times more chose the bbc than any of our nearest other competitors. so i would say i really am incredibly proud of our output during the election, and i really feel that we stepped up to deliver on our democratic duty as a platform for freedom of speech and to reflect the fullness of the political conversation that was happening across the uk. lots of the complaints we received during the election — and you heard one earlier — concerned the perception that nigel farage and reform received more coverage than was warranted. did they? we were ve