Overview
- Chairman Samir Shah told staff there is no basis for a defamation case and said the BBC is determined to fight to protect licence fee payers.
- President Donald Trump said aboard Air Force One he will sue for between $1 billion and $5 billion, likely filing next week.
- The BBC apologized for an edit that created a mistaken impression, withdrew the programme from rebroadcast, posted a retraction, and declined to pay damages or settle.
- Two senior leaders, director-general Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness, resigned following the Panorama controversy.
- BBC lawyers point to geo‑blocking and no U.S. airing, dispute claims of reputational harm given Trump’s subsequent election win, and reject any suggestion of malice under First Amendment standards.