Ofcom investigating ‘white people’ remark by Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow

Channel 4 News has already issued an apology for Snow's comment

Media regulator Ofcom has confirmed it is investigating a remark made by Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow about a recent pro-Brexit rally in London. Speaking following a report about the protest, held on 29 March, he claimed that he had "never seen so many white people in one place". A total of 2,644 complaints have been made to the regulator. Talking on the bulletin, he said: "It’s been the most extraordinary day. A day which has seen… I have never seen so many white people in one place, it’s an extraordinary story. There are people everywhere, there are crowds everywhere." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVZYvE_D35w Ofcom will also investigate Nigel Farage's response to Snow, made on LBC, in which he said the 71-year-old broadcaster "should be attacked without doubt" for the comments. A spokesperson for the regulator, said: "We're investigating whether comments made by the presenters on these programmes broke our rules on offensive content." The investigation follows a Channel 4 News spokesperson saying they regretted "any offence caused by his comment". "This was an unscripted observation at the very end of a long week of fast-moving Brexit developments," they added. "Jon has covered major events such as this over a long career and this was a spontaneous comment reflecting his observation that, in a London demonstration of that size, ethnic minorities seemed to be significantly under-represented."