Overview
- Director‑General Tim Davie and News chief Deborah Turness resigned, saying they bear responsibility for errors tied to a Panorama documentary on Donald Trump.
- The BBC acknowledged its editing of Trump’s January 6, 2021 speech created a misleading impression and launched an internal review of Panorama’s production and oversight processes.
- Trump’s attorney Alejandro Brito sent a demand letter seeking retraction, apology and damages, threatening a $1 billion suit; the BBC said it is reviewing the letter.
- BBC chair Samir Shah reported more than 500 complaints, apologized for a misjudgment, and is set to face the UK Parliament’s culture committee.
- The controversy followed a Daily Telegraph leak of an internal memo on impartiality; Culture Minister Lisa Nandy called the allegations extremely serious, and the documentary aired a week before the 2024 US election.