In a March 2014 interview with the '' Radio Times '' , Humphrys noted some of the biases at the BBC , describing it as " broadly liberal as opposed to broadly conservative " . He highlighted failing in coverage of issues of Europe and immigration , stating : " We were n’t sufficiently sceptical – that ’s the most accurate phrase – of the pro-European case . We bought into the European ideal . We were n’t sufficiently sceptical about the pro-immigration argument . We did n’t look at the potential negatives with sufficient rigour . " In March 2017 , Humphrys disputed that Thomas Mair , who murdered MP Jo Cox was a terrorist despite him being prosecuted and described by the Crown Prosecution Service as one , claiming it " muddied the waters " . Humphrys was criticised for his statement and listeners called on the BBC to correct him
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