BBC to voiceover Nigel Farage with Gerry Adams

The BBC has agreed to suppress the voice of Nigel Farage whenever footage of him speaking is broadcast, following pressure from anti-racism campaigners. This decision was confirmed following an announcement yesterday by the BBC Head of News, Sir Ender Gently.  

Starting from today, BBC news programmes will continue to fully cover Nigel Farage and his outfit, Regress UK, but will use the voice of respected former leader of Sinn Fein, Gerry Adams, when Nigel Farage is speaking. 

The decision was welcomed by anti-racist umbrella organisation 'Hope Not Hate'. Their Spokesperson, Imogen Virtue-Signal, said:

"Nobody is suggesting Mr Farage should be silenced. We simply believe that when he speaks, the public should hear somebody else."

In an official statement from the BBC, the corporation explained their decision: 

“We need to balance our duty to inform viewers of what Mr Farage has said, with our responsibility not to encourage him”.  

The new BBC approach mirrors that followed in its coverage of the IRA during the 1980's. 

Sir Gus Lighter, Government Director of Communications, who had argued for such an approach by the BBC welcomed the decision:

“Farage is an offensive figure to tens of millions of people with the correct opinion in this country. Using the voice of Gerry Adams, a less controversial and more peaceful figure, is necessary to reduce the possibility of civil conflict".