Speaking on his LBC show, the Brexit Party leader called into question the BBC editorial line after the decision to air Jo Brand’s controversial comments was made on Tuesday night. Nigel Farage claimed that given that comedian Danny Baker was fired by the BBC earlier this year over an offensive tweet he posted, the broadcasting house should also take action against Jo Brand. 

He said: “There are a couple of issues here. One is: is it right for the police to investigating?

“But there is a subset to that. The BBC spends £177 million every single year on light entertainment and comedy.

“Paying people like Jo Brand to appear in bake-off programmes ad all sorts of comedy and comment programmes.

“And I think there is a real question here not just about Jo Brand’s comments but about the BBC’s editorial line.

“Given that Danny Baker – and alright, the tweet he put out was really offensive and vile and wrong at every level – but after decades of service at the BBC, he was sacked for that.

“Whereas I wonder what will happen to Jo Brand.”

There is a real question here not just about Jo Brand’s comments but about the BBC’s editorial line

Nigel Farage

Appearing on Victoria Coren Mitchell’s Heresy talk show on Tuesday evening, Ms Brand jokingly questioned why protesters were using milkshakes when they could use battery acid.

The comedian made the comments in the wake of a series of milkshake attacks against individuals including Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage.

The 61-year-old went on to say the idea was “purely a fantasy” and had no intention of carrying it out.

In reply to a question about the current state of politics, she said: “Well, yes I would say that but that’s because certain unpleasant characters are being thrown to the fore.

“And they’re very, very easy to hate and I’m kind of thinking: ‘Why bother with a milkshake when you could get some battery acid?

“That’s just me. I’m not going to do it, it’s purely a fantasy, but I think milkshakes are pathetic, I honestly do, sorry.”

At the end of the show, broadcasting host, Coren Mitchell, said that she hoped Brand’s remarks had not caused offence but added the radio series had been set up to “test the boundaries of what it’s okay to say and not say”.

BBC chiefs later said her remarks were made during a comedy programme and were “not intended to be taken seriously”.

A BBC spokesman said: “Heresy is a long-running comedy programme where, as the title implies and as our listeners know, panellists often say things which are deliberately provocative and go against societal norms but are not intended to be taken seriously.”

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