Overview
- The BBC apologised to President Donald Trump for a misleading edit of his Jan. 6 speech, agreed not to re-air the Panorama episode, and said there is no basis for a defamation claim.
- Trump said he plans to sue for between $1 billion and $5 billion, signalling he could file as soon as next week after rejecting the apology without compensation.
- Former director general Tony Hall said no licence fee money should be paid to Trump, calling the edit a serious error but insisting a payout would be inappropriate.
- Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the 2027 charter review will examine political appointments to the BBC board as BECTU urged the removal of Sir Robbie Gibb.
- Two senior executives—director general Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness—have resigned, and Parliament has summoned Gibb and memo author Michael Prescott to give evidence.