BBC bosses dismiss twin complaints of 'bias against Scottish independence'

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BBC executives have rejected two complaints alleging bias against Scottish independence.

The first complaint argued that pro-independence viewpoints had not been “sufficiently represented” in a broadcast of BBC Scotland’s Debate Night on May 13, the week after the 2026 Holyrood elections.