doctor gupta and doctor hannigan from oxford university were among those who signed them, and carl hannigane used on challenging some of the government figures. it is a big debate here, and we are reflecting all shades of opinion and what can be quite a polarising situation. i want to ask a bit more about that, because with the debate so polarised the bbc is in a really tricky position. if you portray the official policy you run the risk of being seen as a mouthpiece for the government and if you highlight the opposite view the audience complain, and they do complain, that they are becoming confused and cynical. can you give an insight into your approach as a bbcjournalist and how much coverage to give each side? borisjohnson himself said at his most recent press briefing that there were two ends of this debate in the spectrum. one was that we had to go for tougher lockdown measures than with the government was proposing at the moment in england, that is, and the other end of the spectrum is that any form of restrictions even now, never mind more, was unacceptable because it was damaging pe

doctor gupta and doctor hannigan from oxford university were among those who signed them, and carl hanniganfor the government and if you highlight the opposite view the audience complain, and they do complain, that they are becoming confused and cynical. can you give an insight into your approach as a bbcjournalist and how much coverage to give each side? borisjohnson himself said at his most recent press briefing that there were two ends of this debate in the spectrum. one was that we had to go for tougher lockdown measures than with the government was proposing at the moment in england, that is, and the other end of the spectrum is that any form of restrictions even now, never mind more, was unacceptable because it was damaging people's liberties and damaging people's well—being. so the whole debate is extremely complex. i think we have a duty to report what experts are saying, including the chief medical officers and chief scientific adviser. look at the data that's presented and say this is what the experts are saying. and then to provide as much analysis and context as possible. the mo