40 h. ago Minister suggests BBC should apologise to Trump over documentary as president threatens $1bn lawsuit – UK politics live

Alison McGovern speaks to media about BBC crisis as culture secretary due to address MPs in attempt to contain falloutYesterday Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, gave an interview that indicated very strongly that she will get rid of the two-child benefit cap in full in the budget. It had been reported that the government was only going to partially remove it (by replacing the cap with a softer version, like a three-child benefit cap), but Reeves signalled that the cap will go in its entirety.If anyone did not get the message, Keir Starmer has signalled exactly the same intention – only even more strongly. In an interview with Amir Khan, a doctor and ITV broadcaster, the PM said he was determined to drive child poverty down. In the clip, recorded yesterday but broadcast this morning, Starmer said:I can tell you in no uncertain terms I’m determined to drive child poverty down. It is what the last Labour government did. And it’s one of the things we were proudest of. I am personally dete...

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58 h. ago Donald Trump threatens legal action against BBC over Panorama documentary speech edit

The US President addressed the controversy on social media over the weekend

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60 h. 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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61 h. ago Watch: Inside the BBC Trump speech furore that caused two big bosses to quit

This is the clip that led two of the BBC's biggest names to resign.

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61 h. ago Tim Davie resigns live: BBC chair apologises for edit that presented Trump speech as ‘direct call to violence’

BBC chair says issue has led to over 500 complaints since memo publication

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61 h. ago BBC chair says edit of Donald Trump speech in Panorama documentary was ‘error of judgment’ – latest updates

Samir Shah denies suggestion corporation tried to bury stories and says aim was always to be transparent We have heard from Culture, Media and Sport committee chair Caroline Dinenage, who has suggested that the outgoing BBC director Tim Davie ignored an internal dossier into bias at the BBC (see post at 09.06 for more detail on the dossier).She said Davie “ignored” concerns raised in Michael Prescott’s report over the way the speech by Donald Trump was edited for Panorama.I’m very sad about Tim Davie stepping down. I think he was an effective leader at the BBC.I think he was a great champion for public service media, but there is no escaping the fact that he was very slow to act on this particular issue. But this isn’t the first time and on this particular issue, Michael Prescott’s report, he just didn’t take it seriously until it was too late.I would like to say it has been the privilege of my career to serve as the CEO of BBC News and to work with our brilliant team of journalists...

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63 h. ago Explained: How exactly the BBC doctored Trump speech for controversial Panorama documentary

Director-General of the BBC Tim Davie and the CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness have both resigned following the broadcaster’s blunder

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64 h. ago Inside the BBC Trump speech furore that prompted dramatic resignations of bosses

Critics say BBC left ‘vacuum’ after failing to ‘properly defend itself’ from criticism or apologise

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64 h. ago Tim Davie resigns live: Outgoing BBC News boss hit backs at Trump over claim broadcaster ‘corrupt’

BBC chairman set to apologise for editing of Panorama documentary

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64 h. ago Tim Davie resigns live: Claims ‘coup’ brought down BBC director

BBC chairman set to apologise for editing of Panorama documentary

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65 h. ago BBC boss Tim Davie 'ignored concerns about Trump documentary'

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee's chairwoman Dame Caroline Dinenage has said that the BBC director general 'didn't take concerns seriously' when it came to the Panorama doc

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65 h. ago Tim Davie ignored concerns about BBC Trump documentary – Dinenage

Director-general Tim Davie resigned over the editing of a speech by Donald Trump.

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67 h. ago Bulletin briefing: BBC boss resigns, Trump pardons Giuliani, and another Strictly elimination

BBC boss Tim Davie resigns over Trump documentary edit controversy. Read more here.

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2 d. ago Tim Davie resigns live: Trump slams ‘dishonest’ BBC after director general and news CEO Deborah Turness quit

It comes after a spate of recent controversies, including allegations that BBC Panorama misled viewers over a Donald Trump speech

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3 d. ago BBC crisis recap: White House gloats as director general Tim Davie quits over Trump speech row

Yesterday evening Mr Davie admitted he had to 'take responsibility' and that 'mistakes had been made' after the documentary, 'Trump: A second Chance?' was aired on the BBC.

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3 d. ago Tim Davie resigns live: Trump hits out at ‘dishonest’ BBC after director

It comes after a spate of recent controversies, including allegations that BBC Panorama misled viewers over a Donald Trump speech

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3 d. ago BBC crisis live updates: White House gloats as DG Tim Davie quits over Trump speech row

This evening Mr Davie admitted he had to 'take responsibility' and that 'mistakes had been made' after the documentary, 'Trump: A second Chance?' was aired on the BBC.

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