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Naomi Clarke

SHOCKING: Julia hartley brewer s row with palestinian politician saw most ofcom complaints - What They Never Told You

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An interview by Julia Hartley-Brewer garnered the most complaints to Ofcom this year (Lia Toby/PA) - (PA Archive)

Julia Hartley-Brewer’s heated exchange with a Palestinian politician on her TalkTV show was the most complained-about TV event of the year, media watchdog Ofcom has said.

Remarks made by the broadcaster during an interview with Mustafa Barghouti, the general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative, on January 3 received 17,366 complaints.

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