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| Thatcher barred from top BBC show | Thatcher barred from top BBC show |
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| Carol Thatcher will no longer work on The One Show after being reported for making an off-air remark, the BBC has announced. | Carol Thatcher will no longer work on The One Show after being reported for making an off-air remark, the BBC has announced. |
| The daughter of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher referred to a tennis player as a "golliwog" backstage during filming of the BBC One programme. | The daughter of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher referred to a tennis player as a "golliwog" backstage during filming of the BBC One programme. |
| However, the 55-year-old will not be banned from the BBC as a whole. | However, the 55-year-old will not be banned from the BBC as a whole. |
| The corporation said it had hoped Thatcher would issue an unconditional apology but she had declined to do so. | The corporation said it had hoped Thatcher would issue an unconditional apology but she had declined to do so. |
| Her spokesman told The Times she made the remark in a conversation with the show's presenter Adrian Chiles back stage and it was "meant as a joke". | Her spokesman told The Times she made the remark in a conversation with the show's presenter Adrian Chiles back stage and it was "meant as a joke". |
| "Carol never intended any racist comment," he said. It is disgusting that we've had a leak of private conversations in the green room - the BBC has more leaks than Thames Water Carol Thatcher's spokesman | "Carol never intended any racist comment," he said. It is disgusting that we've had a leak of private conversations in the green room - the BBC has more leaks than Thames Water Carol Thatcher's spokesman |
| "She made a light aside about this tennis player and his similarity to the golliwog on the jam pot when she was growing up. | "She made a light aside about this tennis player and his similarity to the golliwog on the jam pot when she was growing up. |
| "There's no way, obviously, that she would condone any racist comment - we would refute that entirely. It would not be in her nature to do anything like that. | "There's no way, obviously, that she would condone any racist comment - we would refute that entirely. It would not be in her nature to do anything like that. |
| "It is disgusting that we've had a leak of private conversations in the green room - the BBC has more leaks than Thames Water. | "It is disgusting that we've had a leak of private conversations in the green room - the BBC has more leaks than Thames Water. |
| "Carol is mortified that anyone should take offence at a silly joke. She has summarily apologised." | "Carol is mortified that anyone should take offence at a silly joke. She has summarily apologised." |
| According to press reports, the comment was made during a conversation about the Australian Open tennis tournament, in reference to a player who had recently been knocked out of the men's singles draw. | According to press reports, the comment was made during a conversation about the Australian Open tennis tournament, in reference to a player who had recently been knocked out of the men's singles draw. |
| Apology sought | Apology sought |
| The BBC has said it considers any language of a racist nature "wholly unacceptable". | The BBC has said it considers any language of a racist nature "wholly unacceptable". |
| Mark Stephens said the BBC had acted within its rights | |
| BBC arts correspondent David Sillito said the row was about "what is and what is not acceptable to say in a workplace". | BBC arts correspondent David Sillito said the row was about "what is and what is not acceptable to say in a workplace". |
| He added: "People were upset by what she said in the green room and they complained. | He added: "People were upset by what she said in the green room and they complained. |
| "We understand she has not made the unconditional apology that they sought, and as a consequence of that, her position on The One Show is no longer tenable. | "We understand she has not made the unconditional apology that they sought, and as a consequence of that, her position on The One Show is no longer tenable. |
| "As far as we understand she believes that it wasn't racist, it was meant in jest." | "As far as we understand she believes that it wasn't racist, it was meant in jest." |
| Thatcher, crowned Queen of the Jungle in the 2005 series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, was a regular contributor to the BBC One prime-time magazine show. | Thatcher, crowned Queen of the Jungle in the 2005 series of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, was a regular contributor to the BBC One prime-time magazine show. |