Criticism
Derbyshire was criticised for interviewing the convicted sex offender Jonathan King after his release from prison. In 2006, Jamie Oliver strongly rebuked Derbyshire, after she questioned his commitment to helping young people in the Cornwall area. In 2007 angry 5Live listeners forced a phone-in poll about sympathy for Madeleine McCann's parents off the air. The McCanns had recently been on Derbyshire's programme to mark the 4th anniversary of Madeleine McCann's disappearance.
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