Overview
- The BBC confirmed receipt of a letter from President Donald Trump’s lawyers demanding the October 2024 Panorama episode be taken down by 14 November with a threat of at least a $1 billion lawsuit.
- BBC board chair Samir Shan issued a public apology, acknowledging the edit created the false impression of a direct call to violent action and noting the issue drew more than 500 complaints.
- Director-General Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness resigned following criticism of the programme’s editing and editorial controls.
- The Russian Embassy in London labeled the BBC a propaganda tool in an official statement and said the corporation would one day have to answer for what it called russophobia and libel.
- A YouGov snap poll found 50% of British respondents view the BBC as politically biased, and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage urged scrapping the licence fee.