Overview
- Director-General Tim Davie and BBC News chief Deborah Turness stepped down, with Davie saying he takes ultimate responsibility for errors.
- Turness said the dispute over the documentary was damaging the institution and that she bears responsibility for BBC News and Current Affairs.
- Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy called the allegations extremely serious after speaking with BBC chair Samir Shah.
- Reports say the film spliced two separate lines from President Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021 speech, and the Panorama episode aired about a week before the 2024 U.S. election.
- A BBC spokesperson said Shah will give an extensive response to the Culture and Media Committee as the broadcaster also faces wider impartiality complaints, including coverage of Israel–Hamas and transgender issues.