Good Morning Britain's Charlotte Hawkins shed light on the dismissal of ex-BBC presenter Jermaine Jenas during Thursday's episode of the ITV morning show. As she brought the day's headlines to the viewers, she highlighted the recent news of the presenter being dropped. Referencing uncertain details surrounding the dismissal, Charlotte commented: "Now, we don't know the exact circumstances of what's gone on here.
He has said there are two sides to every story and he will let his lawyers deal with it." Charlotte succinctly summed up BBC 's handling of the incident with four words – "swift and decisive action" – remarking: "But, there's no doubt, is there, that the BBC have taken swift and decisive action on this one." Guest Ava Evans chipped in, noting how remarkable it was that the 41-year-old was conducting a radio broadcast on Thursday evening as accusations started to mount, reports the Express .
She continued: "The BBC has had to learn some really hard lessons from not taking decisive action over the last few years and I think that this is an example." Adil Ray, another host of Good Morning Britain , questioned if the situation reflected a lesson learned from the Huw Edwards incident. Ray mused, "We don't know the details of this, we don't know whether we can compare the two.
" Former MP Kwasi Kwarteng offered his perspective to the ITV panel, suggesting that the BBC wished to avoid the backlash they received after it emerged Huw had been suspended but still received fu.