I merely sought to make the point that, although backseat passengers were often carried in the Hawk, selection of the command ejection valve to the 'off' position meant that, should an accidental back seat ejection occur, it would be unlikely to lead to the loss of the a/c.
Whether the Tornado has a command ejection system I have no idea. But I'm sure that appropriate bang seat SOPs are in place to ensure that the nonsense spouted by this journo simply could not have happened.
Leave it to the BoI.....