BBC eviscerates The Sun over staff 'sleeping on the job' exposé
'Even with our eyes closed, it’s good to know the public trusts BBC News more than the Sun'
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Your support makes all the difference.The Sun went all 'nice to see my licence fee being put to good use!' yesterday on its front page, the headline yelling 'HERE IS THE SNOOZE' alongside photos appearing to show BBC News Channel staff asleep at their desks.
They didn't take the jab lying down however, issuing some stunning comebacks.
The BBC's Middle East correspondent, Quentin Sommerville, kicked things off with this tweet:
Then the BBC Press Office waded in with this stinging rebuttal:
BBC journalist Robert Coxwell, meanwhile, killed them with silliness:
The Sun mockingly handed out coffees outside the Beeb's London HQ yesterday, as Tory MP Peter Bone genuinely called for a House of Commons debate on the matter.
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