Overview
- Davie and Turness announced their departures, saying leaders must take responsibility, while Turness rejected claims that BBC News is institutionally biased.
- In a letter to Parliament, Shah apologized and said the edit of Donald Trump’s January 6, 2021 speech gave viewers the impression of a direct call to violent action.
- The controversy followed a leaked memo by former external adviser Michael Prescott alleging Panorama spliced quotes nearly an hour apart, cutting lines about demonstrating peacefully.
- Trump celebrated the resignations and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt labeled the broadcaster “100% fake news,” as UK politicians pressed for accountability.
- The BBC is preparing a formal response to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, begins a search for successors, and faces heightened scrutiny ahead of Royal Charter funding talks after earlier editorial failings and an Ofcom sanction.