US EditionBBC Board Member Resigns and Criticises 'Governance Issues' at Top of Corporation
Shumeet Banerji resigned citing lack of consultation on the BBC board about leadership departures following a controversial Panorama edit involving Donald Trump.
- On Friday, Shumeet Banerji resigned from the BBC board citing governance issues and saying he was not consulted about events leading to senior departures, formally notifying the BBC Board before his term ends in December.
- The Panorama edit of Donald Trump's 2021 speech prompted the earlier November resignations of director general Tim Davie and BBC News chief Deborah Turness.
- The 12-member board of the BBC sets strategy and ensures the corporation's public service mission, while non-executive directors like Banerji, serving since 2022, hold executives to account.
- Banerji's letter criticised chairman Samir Shah and other board members, and his resignation comes before Shah, Sir Robbie Gibb and Caroline Thomson give evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Monday amid questions about five political appointees.
- The BBC acknowledged the Panorama edit created a mistaken impression and faces legal threats, as President Donald Trump has threatened to sue and the corporation refused his compensation demand.
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BBC board member Shumeet Banerji resigns over governance failures
Under mounting external political pressure over its coverage of global conflicts, Shumeet Banerji has quit the BBC board, denouncing governance failures and deepening the broadcaster’s leadership crisis.
BBC board member Shumeet Banerji resigns
Banerji said in his resignation letter that he was unhappy about governance issues at the organisation, BBC News reported.Published On 21 Nov 202521 Nov 2025Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareShumeet Banerji has resigned from the BBC board and criticised governance issues at the organisation, the latest blow to the broadcaster weeks after its director general quit.The BBC confirmed Banerji’s departure on Friday, saying he stepped down…
After the scandal over a wrongly cut Trump-docu, the BBC is increasingly shaken. Now, a board of directors draws the consequences – and denounces abuses in the channel's leadership.
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