Former BBC Director-General Tim Davie in 2022. via Associated PressThe director general of the BBC has sensationally quit over the corporation’s handling of claims one of its flagship programmes “doctored” a speech by Donald Trump. Tim Davie announced his resignation as Samir Shah, the BBC chairman, prepares to issue an apology over an edition of Panorama broadcast last October. Deborah Turness, the chief executive of BBC News, announced that she was also resigning as the broadcaster was plunged into a fresh crisis. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIn a note to BBC staff, Davie said: “I wanted to let you know that I have decided to leave the BBC after 20 years. A 19-page dossier on the incident, seen by the Daily Telegraph, was sent to the BBC board by Michael Prescott, a former external adviser to the corporation’s editorial guidelines and standards committee.

Source: Huffington Post November 09, 2025 18:30 UTC