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Mr Sunak is also at the helm of a government that pledged to better its record of tackling domestic abuse. She will know that this is the accepted and firm position of the charity. It’s been suggested that Bruce took this line because she supports the Conservatives and has friends in the party. Domestic abuse is a pattern of behaviour, which may or may not involve violence, and is never “isolated”. With regards domestic violence, the position - backed by decades of experience and research - is that an incident of intimate partner violence is never a “one-off”. When a guest makes a firm allegation of a serious offence live on television, it is expected that the presenter will, as legal caution if nothing else, provide a counterbalance.

The presenter of the BBC politics programme has been criticised on social media since a conversation about Boris Johnson's father on last Thursday's show.

“Over the weekend we have been listening to, and heard, survivors of domestic abuse who have told us how devastating this has been for them. Domestic abuse is never acceptable. Ms Bruce said she did not want the issue to create a “distraction” for Refuge and it has been a “hard decision” to pause her work with the charity as she feels “so strongly” about tackling domestic abuse. For that, I am deeply sorry. In a statement on Monday, Refuge thanked Ms Bruce for her “considerable contribution” to their work over the years and said it had “accepted” her offer to stand down. In a statement, Ms Bruce said she was “required to legally contextualise” Ms Alibhai-Brown’s comments about Mr Johnson, adding that the words were not an expression of her own opinions and she would never minimise domestic abuse.

Presenter said she was stepping back from role as an ambassador for charity Refuge following claims she had trivialised domestic violence.

Maybe if the BBC can learn from this and support their talent really fully, including Lineker, then brilliant.” “It's very upsetting to see her so upset, got at, vilified and attacked. “I know survivors of domestic abuse have been distressed by what I was required to say on air. “Last week on Question Time, I was required to legally contextualise a question about Stanley Johnson. in reported speech.” I cannot change what I was required to say, but I can apologise for the very real impact that I can see it has had.”

She said: "It is with real sadness that I have decided to step back from my role as an ambassador for the domestic abuse charity Refuge. Last week on Question ...

I will continue to be an active supporter, albeit from the sidelines for now." She said: "It is with real sadness that I have decided to step back from my role as an ambassador for the domestic abuse charity Refuge. I cannot change what I was required to say, but I can apologise for the very real impact that I can see it has had."

QUESTION Time host Fiona Bruce has been accused of trivialising “violence against women”.It came after the veteran BBC presenter was engulfed in a.

If you are a victim of domestic abuse, SupportLine is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 6pm to 8pm on 01708 765200. - Avoid the kitchen and garage, where there are likely to be knives or other weapons. "For that, I am deeply sorry. The charity said: "Refuge's position was, and remains, clear - domestic abuse is never a 'one-off', it is a pattern of behaviour that can manifest in a number of ways, including but not limited to physical abuse. "When serious allegations are made on air against people or organisations, it is the job of BBC presenters to ensure that the context of those allegations – and any right of reply from the person or organisation – is given to the audience, and this is what Fiona was doing last night. She added: "We know at Women’s Aid that domestic abuse is rarely, if ever, a ’one-off’, with the vast majority of abuse being a pattern of behaviour that includes different forms of abuse. Refuge thanked Fiona for her "considerable contribution" but acknowledged that while the words she used were not her own, they had "minimised the seriousness of domestic abuse". I cannot change what I was required to say, but I can apologise for the very real impact that I can see it has had." "I know survivors of domestic abuse have been distressed by what I was required to say on-air. She said in a statement: "It is with real sadness that I have decided to step back from my role as an ambassador for the domestic abuse charity Refuge. "Those words have been taken as an expression of my own opinions which they are absolutely not, and as a minimising of domestic abuse, which I would never do. [Fiona Bruce](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/who/fiona-bruce/) interrupted, telling the audience: "Stanley Johnson’s wife spoke to a journalist, Tom Bower, and she said Stanley Johnson had broken her nose and she had ended up in hospital as a result.