THE BBC received over 300 complaints for "trashing Britain" and claiming nothing comes from the UK in a song it aired on Brexit Day.
A Brexit edition of the Beeb’s Horrible Histories series, which said Britain historically produced nothing of note and relied on imports, received 309 Ofcom complaints in total.
The Beeb broadcast a special edition of Horrible Histories on the day Britain left the EU, titling it Horrible Histories Specials: Brexit.
The clip, which is hosted by left-wing comedian Nish Kumar, labels Queen Victoria “foreign” and depicts her as a fool who is shocked to discover sugar, tea and cotton did not come from England.
It also suggests the Victorians were only able to access these goods because of slavery.
The clip has now racked up more than 3million views on Twitter, with person commenting: "The BBC didn’t show the PM’s speech last night either.
"Time for us to ALL STOP paying this ridiculous T.V license."
Another wrote: "How do I cancel my BBC subscription, does anyone know ?"
As well as attracting widespread criticism from viewers, the clip also sparked outrage from the likes of Piers Morgan, who blasted it a “shameful abuse of public money.”
He tweeted: “Why is the BBC paying nasty pieces of work like Kumar to trash Britain like this?
“An outrageous, shameful abuse of public money.”
Tory MPs also hit back at the clip, slamming the Beeb for using its licence fee to “pump out unpatriotic lies”.
Ex-minister David Jones told The Sun: “At a time when the annual compulsory tax payment it receives from viewers is being scrutinised, it’s hard to see why the corporation should be putting out this drivel.”
Fellow Tory backbencher Mark Francois blasted: “The BBC is heading for a horrible history of its own when we abolish the licence fee.”
The programme is introduced by Kumar saying it marked the day Britain left the EU by asking “what Europe has done for us”.
A BBC spokesperson said: "The Horrible Histories video is light hearted and not anti-British. We are a nation, like most others, that enjoy a patchwork of traditions and culture from other countries.
"Our children's audience are able to take these things as intended.”
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