Overview
- A leaked dossier by former standards adviser Michael Prescott said Panorama spliced two parts of President Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021 remarks—over 50 minutes apart—creating a misleading contiguous quote.
- The programme, Trump: A Second Chance?, aired in the week before the 2024 U.S. election and portrayed Trump as saying he would walk to the Capitol and “fight like hell,” omitting nearby context that he said supporters would cheer lawmakers.
- Tim Davie said he must take ultimate responsibility and will remain in post for a transitional period as the BBC begins the search for successors.
- Political and international reaction escalated, with UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy calling the allegations incredibly serious and the White House and Trump publicly welcoming the departures.
- The row follows earlier editorial failures, including a February Gaza documentary that drew apologies and an Ofcom sanction, intensifying scrutiny as the BBC heads toward a 2027 charter review.