‘BBC Breakfast’ Anchors Are Upset that U.K. Conservative Leader Hasn’t Watched the Netflix Drama ‘Adolescence’

Reporter 1 Have you ░░░░░░░░ Adolescence yet BADENOCH No ░░░░░░░░ I haven t I ░░░░░░░░ won t It s ░░░░░░░░ film on Netflix and ░░░░░░░░ of my time right ░░░░░░░░ is spent visiting the ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 2 It s ░░░░░░░░ four part series on ░░░░░░░░ and everyone is talking ░░░░░░░░ it It is prompting ░░░░░░░░ about toxic masculinity smartphone ░░░░░░░░ young men feeling that ░░░░░░░░ re being ignored the ░░░░░░░░ of misogyny being increased ░░░░░░░░ school Why would you ░░░░░░░░ want to know what ░░░░░░░░ are talking about BADENOCH ░░░░░░░░ I think that those ░░░░░░░░ important issues and those ░░░░░░░░ issues that I ve ░░░░░░░░ talking about for a ░░░░░░░░ time But in the ░░░░░░░░ way that I don ░░░░░░░░ need to watch Casualty ░░░░░░░░ know what s going ░░░░░░░░ at the NHS I ░░░░░░░░ t need to watch ░░░░░░░░ specific Netflix drama to ░░░░░░░░ what s going on ░░░░░░░░ s a fictional it ░░░░░░░░ a fictional series It ░░░░░░░░ not a documentary What ░░░░░░░░ ve been talking about ░░░░░░░░ for instance is banning ░░░░░░░░ in schools I ve ░░░░░░░░ going to schools all ░░░░░░░░ the country I was ░░░░░░░░ Evesham just yesterday talking ░░░░░░░░ head teachers talking to ░░░░░░░░ and they talk about ░░░░░░░░ problems the phones are ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 2 The difference ░░░░░░░░ documentary has made compared ░░░░░░░░ say politician any politician ░░░░░░░░ of the party the ░░░░░░░░ minister going around talking ░░░░░░░░ schools is this has ░░░░░░░░ much more of an ░░░░░░░░ than any politician has ░░░░░░░░ terms of what people ░░░░░░░░ talking about right now ░░░░░░░░ it s really confusing ░░░░░░░░ you don t want ░░░░░░░░ know why how this ░░░░░░░░ made an impact how ░░░░░░░░ are now saying We ░░░░░░░░ to know more about ░░░░░░░░ use BADENOCH I can ░░░░░░░░ what people are saying ░░░░░░░░ it I look at ░░░░░░░░ This is something that ░░░░░░░░ ve been looking up ░░░░░░░░ a long time Reporter ░░░░░░░░ You don r want ░░░░░░░░ know straight from the ░░░░░░░░ s mouth BADENOCH One ░░░░░░░░ the things that I ░░░░░░░░ more bothered by is ░░░░░░░░ fact that just yesterday ░░░░░░░░ had Labor telling us ░░░░░░░░ they re not going ░░░░░░░░ be investigating the rape ░░░░░░░░ scandal something which had ░░░░░░░░ all across the country ░░░░░░░░ s real That s ░░░░░░░░ right now We re ░░░░░░░░ talking about that We ░░░░░░░░ talking about a fictional ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 1 Do you ░░░░░░░░ your BADENOCH If I ░░░░░░░░ finish we have thousands ░░░░░░░░ victims female victims there ░░░░░░░░ girls young women and ░░░░░░░░ boys too I met ░░░░░░░░ mother of a boy ░░░░░░░░ killed himself after being ░░░░░░░░ victim I want to ░░░░░░░░ about that because that ░░░░░░░░ real And yes I ░░░░░░░░ glad that the Netflix ░░░░░░░░ is something that people ░░░░░░░░ talking about but it ░░░░░░░░ not the only thing ░░░░░░░░ are many other things ░░░░░░░░ are going on And ░░░░░░░░ job as opposition leader ░░░░░░░░ to hold the government ░░░░░░░░ account get them to ░░░░░░░░ a full national inquiry ░░░░░░░░ what is one of ░░░░░░░░ biggest scandals in our ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 1 And do ░░░░░░░░ stand by the thing ░░░░░░░░ just said a moment ░░░░░░░░ that you re comparing ░░░░░░░░ with Casualty these TV ░░░░░░░░ Did you really mean ░░░░░░░░ say that BADENOCH I ░░░░░░░░ saying very clearly that ░░░░░░░░ job is not to ░░░░░░░░ lots of TV My ░░░░░░░░ is to get out ░░░░░░░░ and make sure that ░░░░░░░░ m talking about the ░░░░░░░░ that are happening in ░░░░░░░░ country right now And ░░░░░░░░ of course we should ░░░░░░░░ talking about misogyny The ░░░░░░░░ gang scandal is one ░░░░░░░░ the most misogynistic incidents ░░░░░░░░ has happened in our ░░░░░░░░ So me talking about ░░░░░░░░ me asking for a ░░░░░░░░ inquiry is doing my ░░░░░░░░ But telling me that ░░░░░░░░ should go home and ░░░░░░░░ Netflix is you trying ░░░░░░░░ tell me how to ░░░░░░░░ my job but I ░░░░░░░░ t think that s ░░░░░░░░ to do my job ░░░░░░░░ 1 At what point ░░░░░░░░ I tell you BADENOCH ░░░░░░░░ you ve just said ░░░░░░░░ you were surprised that ░░░░░░░░ haven t watched it ░░░░░░░░ don t have to ░░░░░░░░ a particular show to ░░░░░░░░ what is going on ░░░░░░░░ the country I have ░░░░░░░░ parents I ve met ░░░░░░░░ of children who had ░░░░░░░░ experiences I have met ░░░░░░░░ who have been victims ░░░░░░░░ think that that is ░░░░░░░░ for me to go ░░░░░░░░ there make policy look ░░░░░░░░ the reality Reporter 2 ░░░░░░░░ Adolescence has made BADENOCH ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ right thing is to ░░░░░░░░ deciding who has watched ░░░░░░░░ show and working out ░░░░░░░░ that means that you ░░░░░░░░ informed There are many ░░░░░░░░ to be informed Reporter ░░░░░░░░ Adolescence has made more ░░░░░░░░ an impact than any ░░░░░░░░ has on parents and ░░░░░░░░ it comes to the ░░░░░░░░ of smartphones and misogyny ░░░░░░░░ yet you are saying ░░░░░░░░ despite that you don ░░░░░░░░ need to know about ░░░░░░░░ BADENOCH No I haven ░░░░░░░░ said that I don ░░░░░░░░ need to know that ░░░░░░░░ Reporter 2 You don ░░░░░░░░ need to watch it ░░░░░░░░ I don t need ░░░░░░░░ watch a specific show ░░░░░░░░ know what is going ░░░░░░░░ in this country It ░░░░░░░░ a fictional show Let ░░░░░░░░ talk about what s ░░░░░░░░ I m going out ░░░░░░░░ every day I have ░░░░░░░░ coming to me telling ░░░░░░░░ what they re worried ░░░░░░░░ I had a colleague ░░░░░░░░ MP who was murdered ░░░░░░░░ to Islamic terrorism You ░░░░░░░░ at what s happened ░░░░░░░░ Southport you look at ░░░░░░░░ s happening in Rotherham ░░░░░░░░ Oldham there are real ░░░░░░░░ I m getting out ░░░░░░░░ talking about it Asking ░░░░░░░░ to sit down and ░░░░░░░░ a television drama that ░░░░░░░░ of other people have ░░░░░░░░ have written about have ░░░░░░░░ me about I know ░░░░░░░░ it s about I ░░░░░░░░ it is important but ░░░░░░░░ was also it s ░░░░░░░░ fiction Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ what s happening to ░░░░░░░░ people You had a ░░░░░░░░ of a woman who ░░░░░░░░ killed Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ her That s real ░░░░░░░░ That’s real life.”