BBC Breakfast faces backlash from viewers over ‘banal’ cup of tea discussion

BBC Breakfast: Sally and Jon discuss the best cup of tea methods BBC Breakfast has been slammed by viewers for featuring a segment about the perfect cup of tea. The discussion came about after presenter Jon Kay explained that a British tea company had spent £50million developing a perfect modern tea bag. The idea is that you can have a perfect brew in 60 seconds rather than having to wait on your cuppa. He and fellow host Sally Nugent also revisited the premise later in the show, gushing over their own cups of tea that were sat in front of them with Sally exclaiming that her’s was a ‘good one’. As they went through viewers advice about how to make the perfect cup of tea, and debated whether the milk should be added first viewers took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to blast the feature. Jon Kay and Sally Nugent debated the perfect cup of tea on BBC Breakfast A user with handle @bobbyw66 said: ‘Another slow news day eh? Can someone please do something reprehensible so these people have something to report on!?’ (sic) @MarkTrucker1 agreed with this sentiment commenting: ‘Slow News Day? Run out of Charity Runs or School Football to report on?’ @lornemartin was equally unimpressed writing: ‘Always a shame when nobody at the BBC can fabricate a better story than should one squeeze a teabag. #slownewsday’ (sic) A viewer called @GrandadPhil12 raged: ‘Pensions at risk, Little kids being attacked by dangerous dogs, sexual harassment in hospitals. And your talking about making tea ? As long as your not wasting my licence fee. #Banal’ (sic) @GeoD173149 sarcastically opined: ‘Forget about Kim Jong Un and Putin collaborating to take over the World , forget about the economy and the cost of living issues , forget about MILLIONS of people on the nhs lists … Focus on how to make a cup of tea . It makes everything better . #bbcbreakfast’ (sic) BBC Breakfast viewers were not impressed at a feature about how to make a perfect cup of tea SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Trending