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Originally Posted by Mr K
Seems certain areas of the Labour party are grasping at anything to try and get at Corbyn. The fact he suspended KL the same day isn't enough. The tv pictures of John Mann attacking KL seemed very orchestrated with the TV cameras conveniently there. They've never accepted the overwhelming result of the leadership election - however that's democracy, even if it means your own chances of power are less. One member, one vote, and that includes MPs.
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Apparently the exchange took place outside the Westminster Media/TV studio area (where the BBC, ITV and Sky have their studios), a place teeming with cameras and people who can use them. IIRC the BBC lady that filmed part of it (an ITV staffer caught the rest) was literally popping out for coffee when it happened.
EDIT: Here's Chris Ship (ITV deputy political editor) explaining what went on
https://www.facebook.com/chrisshipit...7582798851660/
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Given a fair few conspiracy theorists on *another* social media platform have been claiming we set up the Ken Livingstone/John Mann car crash today, I thought I'd set out here what *actually* happened (as opposed to what some people seem to think did happen).
ITV News had asked Ken Livingstone for an interview after his chat by phone on BBC Radio in which he first made his Hitler/Zionist claims. He said he would talk to us and he was on his way to the Westminster studios where ITV, BBC, Sky are based.
Our camera duly awaited his arrival, and when he did, John Mann came up to him and started shouting. You can hear how it unfolded live - as Ken was on LBC Radio at the time.
Our camera recorded what unfolded in front of us. End of. I call it reporting. It's what we do.
We didn't invite John Mann to turn up. We had not spoken to him beforehand. We didn't collude with him.
If one Labour MP wants to shout at another Labour politician in the street outside the studios where we have lots of cameras (one of which was waiting for Ken Livingstone anyhow) then that is his choice.
And it wouldn't be a very good sort of news cameraman who didn't follow the shouting as it continued inside the building.
At that point, other cameras and iPhones started to roll.
And after Ken had subsequently appeared on BBC Daily Politics, 5 Live, BBC News Channel there was - by that time - a phalanx of cameras waiting for him to leave the building.
And they all followed him out.
That's what actually happened today. If people want to indulge themselves in other theories - they are more than welcome.
But they are wrong ...
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SECOND EDIT: Apparently John Mann was in the building to speak to Sky News.