Overview
- President Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he intends to sue the BBC for anywhere between $1 billion and $5 billion, saying he could file as soon as next week.
- The BBC apologized for an edit of Trump’s January 6 remarks that created a mistaken impression he called for violence, said the programme will not be rebroadcast, and declined to pay compensation.
- Sir Keir Starmer is expected to tell Trump that the broadcaster must “get its house in order,” according to reporting cited by the Express from The Telegraph.
- BBC Director‑General Tim Davie and Head of News Deborah Turness resigned in the wake of the editing scandal.
- The White House criticized the BBC’s choice of Rutger Bregman for this year’s Reith Lectures, while the BBC said the series will air from November 25 and that the views expressed are the speaker’s.