{"id":394756,"date":"2019-01-31T14:59:06","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T13:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/brexit-blitzkrieg-bbc-gaffe-pairs-mays-brussels-trip-with-footage-of-iconic-ww2-fighter-jets-rt-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2019-01-31T14:59:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T13:59:06","slug":"brexit-blitzkrieg-bbc-gaffe-pairs-mays-brussels-trip-with-footage-of-iconic-ww2-fighter-jets-rt-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/brexit-blitzkrieg-bbc-gaffe-pairs-mays-brussels-trip-with-footage-of-iconic-ww2-fighter-jets-rt-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Brexit blitzkrieg? BBC gaffe pairs May\u2019s Brussels trip with footage of iconic WW2 fighter jets \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.01\/thumbnail\/5c52cf18dda4c81a6a8b458c.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        While Brexiteers often call on Britons to rediscover their \u2018Blitz spirit\u2019 once the UK leaves the EU, a BBC News gaffe took things one step further by pairing old WWII Spitfire footage with a story about Theresa May in Brussels.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The embarrassing-yet-hilarious error took place at the end of Wednesday night\u2019s edition of the News at Six. Recapping the day\u2019s main news.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cTheresa May says she intends to go back to Brussels to negotiate her Brexit deal but EU leaders say the deal is done and they will not reopen talks,\u201d<\/em> newsreader Sophie Rawton said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7ECMx1u8CLY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As Rawton read her script and the iconic BBC News theme began playing, viewers were shown grainy black and white footage of RAF aircraft landing and flying in formation, giving the impression that May was dramatically traveling to Brussels in a fleet of vintage British warplanes.<\/p>\n<p>The segment initially was supposed to show footage of May.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the error, Paul Royale, who edits both the News at Six and Ten, later explained on Twitter that the gaffe was down to <em>\u201csimple human error.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-cards=\"hidden\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For those wondering &#8211; simple human error at end of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBCNewsSix?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BBCNewsSix<\/a>. A production mistake meant pictures used earlier to tease story about Biggin Hill ended up in our top story recap at close of show. If and when it happens pretty certain PM not travelling to Brussels like this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P2yXMnkkCK\">pic.twitter.com\/P2yXMnkkCK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Paul Royall (@paulroyall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulroyall\/status\/1090697632777949186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cA production mistake meant pictures used earlier to tease story about Biggin Hill ended up in our top story recap at close of show,\u201d<\/em> Royale explained.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf and when it happens pretty certain PM not travelling to Brussels like this,\u201d<\/em> he joked.<\/p>\n<p>This was exactly the thoughts the Twitterati shared online.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was brilliant. Perfect. Beyond hilarious. Be thankful it wasn&#8217;t pictures of  of a Spitfire going down into the drink, over the words of Theresa May travelling to Brussels &#8211; can you imagine the charges of BBC bias???? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rwG3xmC9S7\">https:\/\/t.co\/rwG3xmC9S7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jon Sopel (@BBCJonSopel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCJonSopel\/status\/1090701671808798720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, that didn\u2019t stop others from speculating that the mistake was an appeal to Brexiteers who in the past have invoked the nationalist \u2018Blitz spirit\u2019 to dismiss warnings from Remainers that Brexit would cause unknown economic turmoil.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I saw that. It was very funny although I suspect that there were some ERG-ophiles who thought it was real and started cheering.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Howard Bishop (@LaticsExile) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaticsExile\/status\/1090880663602057217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well since many Brexiteers seem to base their stance on a &#8216;We won the war&#8217; ticket, maybe she is flying to Europe like that &#x1f61f;&#x1f62c;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alistair McBay (@AMcBay_NSS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMcBay_NSS\/status\/1090711809223507971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If the S*n or Daily Mail had a TV news show, they&#8217;d do that. I keep wishing the proper BBC would come back.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Hallmark (@steven_hallmark) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steven_hallmark\/status\/1090751876952399873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Others meanwhile boiled it down to none-other than a <em>\u201cclassic Freudian\u00a0slip.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Located 30km (18.6 miles) south of London, Biggin Hill was a vital command centre for Hurricane and Spitfire aircraft of RAF Fighter Command, protecting the UK\u2019s south-east from German bombing runs during the Battle of Britain.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/450225-bbc-gaffe-may-ww2-fighters\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Brexiteers often call on Britons to rediscover their \u2018Blitz spirit\u2019 once the UK leaves the EU, a BBC News gaffe took things one step further by pairing old WWII Spitfire footage with a story about Theresa May in Brussels. 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