Presenter contacted Roberto Gocan, 35, about her comment during Question Time in Wolverhampton

Fiona Bruce has apologised to a Question Time audience member for identifying him as “the black guy” on air.

The BBC broadcast an episode of Question Time on Thursday from Wolverhampton. Bruce, who had identified other white members of the audience by what they were wearing, directed the microphone to Roberto Gocan, 35, by calling him “the black guy in the middle”. The remarks were broadcast on BBC One but later edited out when the show was available to watch on iPlayer.

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