Overview
- Banerji said he was not consulted on key decisions surrounding the exits of Director-General Tim Davie and BBC News chief Deborah Turness.
- The BBC confirmed his resignation, noting his non‑executive term was due to end in late December and that the search for a replacement is under way.
- Davie and Turness resigned on November 9 after the broadcaster concluded a Panorama edit of a Donald Trump speech was misleading and later issued an apology and retraction.
- Trump has threatened to sue for $1–$5 billion over the edit, while the BBC maintains there is no legal basis for a defamation claim.
- Banerji’s exit comes days before board members are due to give evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, with a leaked Michael Prescott memo adding pressure over wider impartiality concerns.