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Samir Shah warns of abuse of power as overhaul of workplace culture announced after high-profile cases

The review has looked into ‘preventing abuse of power and ensuring everyone at the BBC conducts themselves in line’ with its values.

The corporation issued the warning after two years when the licence fee was frozen.

The war in Gaza has been a notoriously controversial and difficult story to cover as a journalist. The Israeli government banned international journalists from the territory. At least 171 journalists and media workers in Gaza, Lebanon and the West Bank have been killed since the war began.

The Culture Secretary said it was ‘unacceptable’ that mainly vulnerable women were being prosecuted for not paying the licence fee.

Samir Shah, 73, also said the BBC should pay more attention to the concerns of the communities receiving migrants

He also discussed how junior staff have felt ‘vulnerable’ and ‘preyed on’ by people with power.

Samir Shah offered a long thought about Northern Ireland while Tim Davie repeated terms so broad as to be meaningless

The corporation chairman addressed numerous reviews the BBC has had to conduct in the last few years while appearing before the CMS committee.

Samir Shah tells MPs ‘people weren’t doing their job’ in relation to the film Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone

The session on Tuesday morning was already scheduled as part of the committee’s ongoing scrutiny into the work of the corporation.