Overview
- Tim Davie said he must take ultimate responsibility for recent errors as he confirmed his departure, and Deborah Turness acknowledged mistakes in a note to staff.
- A leaked 19-page memo compiled by adviser Michael Prescott and reported by The Telegraph alleges the film joined fragments of Trump’s speech separated by more than an hour.
- The BBC said it does not comment on leaked documents but stressed it takes feedback seriously, with leadership signaling a transition over the coming months.
- Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee sought a formal response from BBC chairman Samir Shah by Monday as scrutiny of editorial standards intensifies.
- Political reaction escalated as the White House press secretary called the editing deliberately dishonest and President Trump praised the resignations and attacked the BBC’s credibility.