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BBC board member quits after being ‘cut out’ of talks over liberal bias claims

Shumeet Banerji
Shumeet Banerji cited what he called ‘governance issues’ at the top of the BBC for his resignation. Photograph: Reliance Industries

A member of the BBC’s board has resigned after saying he was cut out of the discussions that led to the shock resignation of its director general, Tim Davie.

Shumeet Banerji, a tech industry executive, was out of the country on the crucial days before the departure of Davie and the head of BBC News, Deborah Turness.

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