Official notification to Sky regarding the petition

Email to Sky Complaints - sent on 09/08/2018

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Dear Sky,

I am writing on behalf of over 10,000 people who have signed a petition declaring that they would like an apology directly from Kay Burley to Falkland's War Hero Simon Weston for her awful and offensive comparison she used during her interview with Andrew Bridge.

Kay Burley made a bizarre and horrible comparison that Simon's face is similar to that of a person wearing a burqa. This remark is deeply offensive, suggesting that Simon has no facial expressions and is comparable to that of a Burqa which to many is an oppressive garment.

Simon is a hero to this nation, he has served his country and his facial disfigurement is in no way comparable to something so controversial. Simon can be seen smiling, laughing and enjoying life- the comparison of his face to a Burqa is beyond ridiculous and is outright offensive.

Therefore, I hope that Kay Burley apologies directly to Simon Weston for her choice of comparison and that she recognises the hurt she has caused to him, his family and other war heroes with similar injuries to Simon.

I would appreciate if you could also bring this to the attention of Kay for her viewing and for an appropriate response from Sky, indicating if an apology will be made or not to Simon. Please make explicitly clear if Kay will be making an apology or not in your response. Your response will be shared with the thousands of people who have signed the below petition.

Yours sincerely,

The British Journal