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Head of culture select committee advises against replacing BBC chairman

It comes after director-general Tim Davie and chief executive of BBC News Deborah Turness resigned in the wake of controversy over an edited speech.

Evening Standard

BBC has shown ‘leak and launch’ tactics work to destabilise it, ex-board member says

Shumeet Banerji says Turness was forced out without allowing reasoned discussion between board members

The Guardian - UK

BBC may not be in ‘safe hands’ with chairman, says head of culture committee

BBC chairman Samir Shah admitted the corporation was too slow in responding to the Panorama edit of US President Donald Trump.

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Claims of systemic problems with BBC news coverage disputed by former adviser

Caroline Daniel tells MPs leaked memo by Michael Prescott that sparked resignations at BBC did not provide full picture

The Guardian - UK

BBC chairman says director-general role too big for one person as job advertised

The advert for the top BBC job went live on Monday after Tim Davie announced earlier this month that he would be stepping down from the role.

Evening Standard

BBC in its happiest place – reporting on and analysing itself

Chair Samir Shah is a picture of misery before MPs while Robbie Gibb proves the master of deflection

The Guardian - UK

‘Blind spots’ but no institutional bias: key points after MPs question senior BBC figures

A parliamentary select committee has questioned Michael Prescott, the adviser who wrote the memo that led to the resignation of the BBC’s director general, Tim Davie

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Donald Trump’s reputation ‘probably’ not tarnished by Panorama edit, MPs told

The US president threatened the BBC with a billion-dollar lawsuit over an edit of of one of his speeches which featured in a Panorama episode.

Evening Standard

BBC begins search for new director-general following Tim Davie’s resignation

The role of BBC director-general has gone live on the BBC careers website following Tim Davie’s resignation.

Evening Standard

BBC ‘too slow’ responding to Panorama Trump edit as senior staff dismiss reports of a coup

Sir Robbie Gibb told a select committee that reports he led an ‘orchestrated coup’ at the broadcaster were ‘nonsense’

The Independent UK

BBC ‘not institutionally biased’, says ex-journalist who wrote impartiality memo

Michael Prescott raised concerns that a Panorama episode included selective editing of a speech made by US President Donald Trump.

Evening Standard

Gibb says speculation of BBC boardroom coup is ‘ridiculous charge’ and he will not resign – as it happened

BBC board member, a former spin doctor for Theresa May, dismisses suggestion in questioning by MPs

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and Trump did not discuss BBC Panorama fallout in call

The prime minister had been under pressure to intervene over the row between the White House and the BBC

The Independent UK

Samir Shah, Robbie Gibb and Michael Prescott to face BBC questions from MPs

They will be quizzed about the BBC’s editorial standards guidelines.

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The Guardian - UK

BBC in crisis: key questions to answer as Commons select committee meets

MPs will examine Michael Prescott’s claims of liberal bias in coverage of Gaza, racial diversity and trans issues

The Guardian - UK

BBC to expand standards panel and add deputy director general after bias row

Planned overhaul of editorial guidelines committee would dilute influence of Tory board appointment Robbie Gibb

The Guardian - UK

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

Shumeet Banerji was away during crucial discussions that led to resignation of director general and BBC News chief

Evening Standard

BBC chairman and directors to face grilling from MPs over Panorama edit

Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC for one billion dollars.

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The Independent UK

BBC chairman and directors to face grilling from MPs over Panorama Trump edit

The corporation continues to resist Mr Trump’s demands for significant damages

The Independent UK

BBC bias row: How the spat between the broadcaster and Trump unfolded

The saga has seen two senior executives resign and threats of a $5bn lawsuit

The Guardian - UK

‘Not for the faint-hearted’: is running the BBC an impossible job?

After Tim Davie’s resignation, the next director general will face internal strife, external noise and looming talks over the corporation’s existence and purpose

The Guardian - UK

Ex-BBC boss leads calls for end to political appointments to board

Tony Hall urges government to bolster BBC’s independence as MPs and union seek Robbie Gibb’s removal from board

The Guardian - UK

Trump can get away with saying what he likes about the BBC. But Epstein? That’s his one vulnerability

In attacking a vital broadcaster, the US president is once again holding others to standards he flouts. But the Maga faithful might not let his links to the disgraced financier go, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Conversation

BBC bias? The Prescott memo falls well short of the standards of impartiality it demands

The BBC has long weathered accusations of bias. So why did the latest scandal lead to the resignations of the BBC’s director general and head of news? Many have pointed to the BBC board’s internal divisions over how to respond to a memo – leaked to The Daily Telegraph –…

Evening Standard

Union demands removal of Sir Robbie Gibb from BBC board

Bectu, which is the biggest union in the BBC, has warned Sir Robbie’s position is ‘a distraction and is untenable’ following the Tim Davie crisis.

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