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Anthony France

BBC staff tried to block interview with ‘very problematic’ Harry Potter author JK Rowling

JK Rowling Harry Potter Donald Trump Tim Davie Deborah Turness Panorama

At a glance

•Former BBC editor Mark Urban revealed an attempt at the BBC to block an interview with JK Rowling over her views on trans rights.

•It comes after a leaked internal BBC report into impartiality said there was “effective censorship” by LGBT staff in the news division.

•BBC leaders director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness have resigned following backlash over editing of a Donald Trump speech in a Panorama documentary

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