 This led to accusations claiming that Paxman bullied Tyszczuk Smith, and 44 viewers complained to the BBC about the incident.In November 2013, while being interviewed by Graham Norton, Paxman called Prime Minister David Cameron an idiot and admitted that he had not voted in his last local election.Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister, later criticised his "sneering" attitude to politics and accused the "Newsnight" presenter of treating politicians as "rogues and charlatans".