Overview
- Director-general Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness resigned on Sunday, saying they bear responsibility for the controversy.
- The disputed Panorama film, aired a week before the Nov. 5, 2024 U.S. election, stitched parts of Trump’s Jan. 6 speech in a way alleged to imply he would lead supporters to the Capitol to “fight like devils.”
- Reporting says the broadcast omitted context from the full speech, including a call to make voices heard “peacefully and patriotically,” and carried the title Trump: A Second Chance?.
- Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy called the matter extremely serious and sought explanations from the BBC, intensifying political scrutiny.
- BBC chair Samir Shah is due before the Culture and Media committee on Monday, with British outlets reporting his response will include apologies, while leadership statements deny institutional bias.