When you read up on this man's history it's unsurprising he has come out with yet another dubious remark. Probably ingratiating himself with his young wife
Accusations of bias
In June 2017, it was reported that Snow had shouted "**** the
Tories" at
Glastonbury. He was criticised for his views on air by a guest on Channel 4 News, and former Conservative minister
Grant Shapps later refused to appear on the show, doubting its neutrality. Shapps stated: "I don’t think he [Jon Snow] can deal in an even handed manner in any interview with a Conservative MP. He has lost all credibility."
[27] MP
Andrew Bridgen called for Snow's resignation, arguing that Snow's "extreme views" were incompatible with an impartial interviewer.
[28] Rival presenter for the BBC,
Andrew Marr, commented that if he had made similar comments, he would have lost his job.
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Channel 4 released a statement saying that Snow had been “spoken to and reminded of his responsibilities around due impartiality”.
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1979 Snow was briefly engaged to fellow ITN journalist
Anna Ford, ITN's first female newsreader on
News at Ten.
[37] For 35 years his partner was
human rights lawyer Madeleine Colvin, by whom he has two daughters.
[38] In March 2010 he married
Precious Lunga, a Zimbabwe-born
academic 27 years his junior.
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He was a
school governor for many years at Brecknock Primary School,
Camden.
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