Last Modified On: November 27, 2018
The broadcast of an interview with the far-right activist Blair Cottrell has led Craig Emerson to quit Sky News.
Craig Emerson, who is a former Labor minister, works as a commentator for the Sky News Australia. He reached to the decision of quitting his work. However, he is not the only one who is into dissatisfaction with Blair Cottrell. But the whole Sky News is extremely sorry to host him.
It was wrong to have Blair Cottrell on Sky News Australia. His views do not reflect ours. The interview has been removed from repeat timeslots and online platforms.
– Greg Byrnes, News Director— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) August 5, 2018
Adam Giles Show invited Blair Cottrell for a studio interview where he spoke with the former Northern Territory chief minister. They discussed winding back on immigration in Australia and throwing a light on widespread condemnation.
Cottrell said,
“What we lack in this country is national pride … that is necessary to galvanize the minds of the masses and to protect the people of this country against foreign ideologies,”
he added;
“If we can rebuild or reclaim our traditional identity as Australians then we may not need a Donald Trump we may be able to fix the situation ourselves.”
The United Patriots Front, Blair Cottrell holds a criminal history. And even found guilty by the magistrate last year for inciting serious contempt for Muslims.
Throughout the interview, he expressed his admiration for Hitler. On top of that, Cottrell claimed that he manipulated women by using violence and terror in the past.
Moreover, David Speers, political editor of Sky News, agreed with Laura Jayes, political reporter for Sky News, who criticized her own channel on Twitter.
I have just arrived back in the country tonight to be met with the understandable outrage over this. 100% agree with @ljayes. As News Director Greg Byrnes says it was wrong to have this guy on Sky News. https://t.co/QQF4ESRmbJ
— David Speers (@David_Speers) August 5, 2018
On the other hand, the politicians said in a statement,
“We find Blair Cottrell’s views repugnant,” “We’ve never considered interviewing a person like that, and we never will.”
‘Who is Blair Cottrell?’ ‘Is he married or has a wife already? Let’s have a detailed look through his wiki like bio.
Who Is Blair Cottrell, His Criminal History:
The anti-Islam leader, Blair Cottrell’s criminal history is a lot to talk about and the list is ongoing. His criminal convictions include making threats to kill, arson, serious contempt of Muslims, stalking and breaching intervention orders.
Cottrell is also criticized by the media for several of his public statement including his wish to see the portrait of Adolf Hitler hanging in the Australian classrooms. In the year 2012, his criminal records consisted of stalking his ex-girlfriend and her new partner.
And for arson and damaging property after he attempted to burn down the man’s house. As a result, Cottrell had to serve four months in Port Phillip Prison.
Blair Cottrell Wiki-Bio;
Australian Far-Right activist, Blair Cottrell is the leader of two far-right political action groups in Australia. As of now, his birthdate is yet to reveal so, is his age but he might be in his late twenties. He is the leader of the United Patriots Front and the National Democratic Party (NDP).
In 2018, Cottrell gained exposure because of his appearance on both online and at public rallies where he promoted nationalism and New World Order conspiracies.
Cottrell has his own Youtube channel where he rants about the left and how they are seeking an opportunity to destroy Australian society.
Apart from his career, he gave a hint about which we can speculate on him as a married man. In a Facebook page, Cottrell mentioned his ‘ex-wife’ and ‘divorce’. So, we can say that he was once married to his wife.
Actually, I am in really bad shape financially. I pay money to my ex-wife as part of our divorce settlement, among other…
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