Overview
- Shumeet Banerji notified the BBC on Friday that he was stepping down and said he was not consulted on events leading to the exits of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness.
- The BBC confirmed his term was already due to end in December and said the search for a replacement is underway.
- Banerji’s departure follows the Panorama documentary’s incorrect edit of President Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021 remarks, for which the BBC apologised and withdrew from any future rebroadcast, posting a retraction online.
- President Trump has threatened to sue for $1–$5 billion, while the BBC maintains there is no legal basis for a defamation claim.
- Chair Samir Shah and board members Sir Robbie Gibb and Caroline Thomson are scheduled to appear before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, with questions expected on governance and impartiality raised by a leaked memo.