Michael Keohan acknowledged his ‘choice of language was poor’, however he has since tweeted using similar vocabulary
A BBC reporter has acknowledged that his “choice of language was poor” after saying on-air that the UK is “defending itself against migrants”.
Michael Keohan, a BBC Political Reporter for Kent, was reporting live from Manston on Thursday when he said: “This will be one of the places where the Home Secretary will come to see for herself exactly how the UK is defending itself on the frontline against migrants.”
People were quick to take issue with Mr Keohan’s choice of wording when describing the ongoing migrant crisis, such as saying “defending” and “frontline”, which is reminiscent of wartime rhetoric.
Many also pointed out the similarities between his choice of language and the recently reinstated Home Secretary’s when she described Channel crossings as an “invasion on our southern coast” just one day after a migrant detention centre was fire-bombed in Dover.