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Kuenssberg used the term while speaking on an episode of the Brexitcast podcast about the departure of top Downing Street press chief Lee Cain.
It s thought the phrase once referred to the debris found at the bottom of a slave ship once its human cargo had been unloaded (Image: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
A complaint from a listener was initially dismissed by programme makers, but was escalated to the corporation s executive complaints unit; the unit found in Kuenssberg s favour.
In 2020, Sky Sports added ‘nitty gritty’ to its list of banned words and phrases, urging broadcasters and commentators to not use the term on air according to the Daily Mail, who reported that “commentators and match reporters have been sent a number of emails with phrases which are deemed out of bounds.”
The award-winning journalist used the well-known term while speaking on BBC political talk show Brexitcast as she discussed the departure of No.10 press chief Lee Cain.