Overview
- Banerji resigned as a non-executive director, with BBC News reporting he cited governance issues and said he was not consulted on events leading to recent top-level departures.
- The BBC confirmed his exit and noted his term was due to end in December, adding that the search for a replacement is already under way.
- His departure follows the resignations of director-general Tim Davie and BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness after criticism of an edited Panorama segment of President Trump’s January 6 speech.
- The BBC has apologised for the edit, removed the programme and said there is no legal basis for a defamation claim, while President Trump has threatened a lawsuit of up to $5 billion.
- The resignation increases pressure on chair Samir Shah ahead of a Culture, Media and Sport Committee hearing where he, Sir Robbie Gibb and Caroline Thomson are expected to give evidence.