BBC Breakfast's VE Day report sparks outrage as viewers 'switch off'

Celebrations have already begun as the public lined The Mall ahead of the Royal Family's appearance to mark 80 years since the end of the war in Europe May 8, 1945. BBC Breakfast switched from their regular programming on Bank Holiday Monday to speak with attendees ahead of the VE Day event but viewers issued a similar complaint about the coverage as BBC correspondent Ashley John Baptiste fronted parts of the festivities.

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