2 h. ago Who remains on the BBC board after Shumeet Banerji’s departure?

Shumeet Banerji cited ‘governance issues’ when he announced his resignation

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3 h. ago BBC board member quits over ‘governance issues’ at broadcaster

Shumeet Banerji announced his resignation on Friday

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3 h. ago 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 chiefA member of the BBC’s board has resigned after stating he was cut out of the discussions that led up to the shock resignation of its director general, Tim Davie.Shumeet Banerji, a tech industry executive, was away in the crucial days before the departure of Davie and the head of BBC News, Deborah Turness. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago BBC board member Shumeet Banerji resigns over 'governance issues' after Trump row

The BBC has been thrown into more chaos with another high profile resignation following the aftermath of Donald Trump editing row that saw departures of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness

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39 h. ago Up to 50,000 nurses could quit UK over immigration plans, survey suggests

Exclusive: union leaders say proposed changes are immoral and could threaten patient safety if there is staff exodusUp to 50,000 nurses could quit the UK over the government’s immigration proposals, plunging the NHS into its biggest ever workforce crisis, research suggests.Keir Starmer has vowed to curb net migration, with plans to force migrants to wait as long as 10 years to apply to settle in the UK instead of automatically gaining settled status after five years. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Lisa Nandy: BBC review will examine political appointments to board

Culture secretary says she shares concerns that such appointments have damaged trust, amid calls for Robbie Gibb to goUK politics live – latest updatesThe BBC’s charter review will examine political appointments to the broadcaster’s board, Lisa Nandy has said, as they have “damaged confidence and trust”.The culture secretary was asked on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme whether the BBC board member Robbie Gibb, formerly Theresa May’s communications chief, had overstepped his remit and weighed in on politics. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago BBC board: The 10 people tasked with appointing new director

One board member, Sir Robbie Gibb, faced sharp criticism in the Commons on Wednesday

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9 d. ago Children are left 'screaming' after hardcore porn appears on ferry's TV during crossing from France to Britain

The ferry company, DFDS, issued an apology after the pornographic film was mistakenly broadcast during the journey from Dieppe to Newhaven last month.

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9 d. ago Donald Trump says he has ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit – latest updates

US president claims broadcaster has ‘defrauded the public’ and reiterates his threat of launching a $1bn legal actionDonald Trump has grabbed the headlines after threatening to sue the BBC for $1bn (£760m) for what the corporation has accepted was a misleading edit of his speech on 6 January 2021 during the Capitol Hill insurrection.I wouldn’t want a board that’s guilty of groupthink, but the opposite of groupthink is different points of view. That makes the job of the chair challenging to try and organise and get consensus, but it’s important that people have a diversity of opinion on the board. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Who is Robbie Gibb, the man at the heart of the BBC scandal with links to Boris Johnson?

BBC staffers and leading political figures are calling for Sir Robbie Gibb to step down from the BBC board. So, who is the Tory ‘agent’ at the centre of a tangled web of politics and media interests, asks Katie Rosseinsky

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9 d. ago ANDREW PIERCE: Sir Robbie Gibb is NOT a Tory stooge. He's the BBC board member who's standing up for licence payers

Early risers listening to the BBC 's flagship Today programme at the weekend might have been forgiven for believing a coup had taken place and that Britain was now in the grip of a far-Right cabal.

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1 week ago BBC boss urges ‘fight’ for its journalism as board considers Trump threat

Tim Davie’s comments come after US president says he will sue for $1bn if he does not get an apology and compensation

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1 week ago Revealed: The cold fury that erupted as BBC board turned on news boss. But will hurricane Deborah take her revenge?

As Deborah Turness strode into the wood-panelled boardroom on the third floor of BBC Broadcasting House the tension in the air was almost tangible.

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1 week ago BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders

Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bossesA BBC board member with links to the Conservative party “led the charge” in pressuring the corporation’s leadership over claims of systemic bias in coverage of Donald Trump, Gaza and transgender rights, the Guardian has been told.Sources said Robbie Gibb, Theresa May’s former communications chief who was appointed to the BBC’s board during Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister, amplified the criticisms in key board meetings that preceded the shock resignation of the director general, Tim Davie, and the head of BBC News, Deborah Turness. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Donald Trump threatens legal action against BBC following documentary editing row

Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC after the broadcaster issued a grovelling apology for editing one of his speeches in a Panorama documentary

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1 week ago Trump threatens to sue 'BBC for $1bn' if it does not respond in four days

Donald Trump has threatened to sue the BBC after the broadcaster issued a grovelling apology for editing one of his speeches in a Panorama documentary as the US president sets a deadline

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1 week ago BBC resignations are result of internal ‘coup’, says former Sun editor

David Yelland says Tim Davie and Deborah Turness were undermined by people close to BBC boardBBC director general resigns – latest updatesThe resignations of the BBC’s director general and its head of news over claims of bias were “a coup” orchestrated from the inside, a former newspaper editor has claimed.David Yelland, who edited the Sun from 1998 to 2003, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Monday that the departures of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness followed the systematic undermining of them by people close to the BBC board over a lengthy period. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Fans of BBC The Traitors can get £5 board game 'perfect' for Christmas at John Lewis

'Highly recommended as a great family game for the family'

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2 w. ago BBC issues urgent Celebrity Traitors statement after finale is leaked online

The BBC has spoken out following the finale of the Celebrity Traitors being leaked online by a Canadian streaming site, with the broadcaster issuing a plea to fans

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2 w. ago BBC breaks silence on Celebrity Traitors winners leak with urgent response

The BBC has spoken out following the finale of the Celebrity Traitors being leaked by a Canadian streaming site, with the broadcaster issuing a plea to fans online

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