Overview
- The BBC said on November 9 that Tim Davie and Deborah Turness will step down following criticism of a January 6 documentary.
- Davie acknowledged “some errors” and said he must take ultimate responsibility, with the timing of his departure not yet decided.
- Turness said the controversy has damaged the broadcaster but rejected claims that BBC News is systemically biased.
- The programme aired in late October 2024 just before the U.S. election and combined separate parts of a Trump speech that were over 50 minutes apart.
- The Telegraph reported details from an internal document and a former independent adviser’s memo suggesting the edit appeared intended to make it look like Trump clearly incited the Capitol attack.