Overview
- Ofcom chair Lord Michael Grade has written to BBC chairman Samir Shah to seek assurances that the concerns raised are being considered seriously.
- Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee has requested details of the edit and a copy of Michael Prescott’s 19-page memo.
- The leaked dossier by former BBC standards adviser Michael Prescott alleges Panorama spliced lines from distant parts of the speech to create a misleading quote.
- The White House, via press secretary Karoline Leavitt, called the clip purposefully dishonest and labeled the BBC “100 per cent fake news.”
- The BBC says it will respond to the committee and, while not commenting on leaks, states it takes feedback seriously as figures including Kemi Badenoch and Donald Trump Jr voice criticism.