LONDON: The director general of Britain’s BBC, Tim Davie, and the chief executive of news, Deborah Turness, have resigned following criticism over bias at the corporation, including in the way it allegedly edited a speech by US President Donald Trump.

The Daily Telegraph had reported for days on an internal document produced by a former BBC adviser on standards who had listed a raft of errors, including in the way a speech by Trump on January 6, 2021, was edited.

A UK government minister on Sunday described as “incredibly serious” allegations over the way the BBC edited clips of US President Donald Trump in a flagship documentary programme.

The comments by Culture, Media and Sport Minister Lisa Nandy came as the broadcaster said its chair Samir Shah would provide an explanation to a parliamentary committee on Monday.

Media outlets, including the BBC, reported Sunday that the response was expected to include an apology.

The concerns regard clips spliced together from sections of the US president’s speech on Jan 6, 2021 that made it appear he told supporters he was going to walk to the US Capitol with them and “fight like hell”.

In the full clip, however, the president urged the audience to walk with him “and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women”.

Published in Dawn, November 10th, 2025