article_snippet: the Prime Minister said the BBC, ITV, Sky and Channel Four were not entitled to the Prime Ministerimpose what the BBC, ITV, Sky and Channel Four want  on the political parties’ and the Prime Minister was within the Prime Minister rights to ignore the BBC, ITV, Sky and Channel Four.
article_snippet: What I don’t think is that the broadcasters are entitled to impose what the broadcasters want on the political parties and empty chair party leaders.
article_snippet: n’t think the broadcasters have that entitlement.
article_snippet: the broadcasters are at the end of the day broadcasters –
article_snippet: the broadcasters are not the House of Commons.
article_snippet: Who elected the broadcasters?
article_snippet: The Labour peer said: 'The idea that broadcasters can threaten politicians with empty chairs, real or imaginary, is completely unacceptable and against the statutory requirement for impartiality. '
article_snippet: It is not for the broadcasters to threaten the prime minister and risk breaching the broadcasters duty of impartiality. '
article_snippet: Radio 4's should stand up today and say that Radio 4's are not going to empty-chair anybody or to threaten anybody. '
article_snippet: And there is a requirement on the broadcasters for impartiality.'
article_snippet: Mr Cameron's said: 'I don't think the broadcasters have covered the broadcasters in glory in the way that the broadcasters have campaigned for These debates, the way the broadcasters have gone public early on, the way the broadcasters have messed it up by missing out various parties.
article_snippet: Lord Grade added: 'Who do the broadcasters think the broadcasters are?
article_snippet: the broadcasters behaviour over the election debates leads me to believe the broadcasters suddenly have grossly inflated and misguided
article_snippet: ideas of the broadcasters own importance.'
highlights_snippet: Labour peer said the broadcasters could not 'empty chair' the PM if Labour peer did not .
  
highlights_snippet: Labour peer said broadcasters could be in breach of impartiality rules .
  