BBC not ‘trying to ingratiate’ itself to Reform UK, Tim Davie tells MPs

Tim Davie: ‘Our only objective is to deliver fair and impartial coverage …’ Photograph: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA

The BBC’s director general has insisted the corporation is not “trying to ingratiate” itself to Reform UK, as he defended its increased coverage of Nigel Farage’s party.

Confronted with examples of the BBC’s reporting on Reform, which has led the political agenda over the summer, Tim Davie told MPs the broadcaster was having to adapt to the fact that “the landscape politically has changed fundamentally”.