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Key figures in BBC crisis to be questioned by MPs

MPs question BBC chair and former adviser over a leaked memo on Trump speech editing that triggered resignations of top BBC executives this week.

  • On Monday , BBC chair Samir Shah and Michael Prescott, former external editorial adviser to the BBC Editorial Guidelines, will be questioned by MPs.
  • The controversy stems from an alleged leak that Prescott is accused of leaking a memo about the BBC's editing of President Trump's speech on Panorama.
  • Those departures included director general Tim Davie and BBC News chief Deborah Turness, who resigned after the memo leak.
  • The controversy has prompted MPs to scrutinize BBC editorial practices, bringing senior figures before the House of Commons and focusing on governance and decision‑making.
  • The hearings open a week that also includes the November 24 Covid inquiry and other major diary events noted in the news diary.
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BBC ‘not institutionally biased’, says ex-journalist who wrote impartiality memo

Michael Prescott raised concerns that a Panorama episode included selective editing of a speech made by US President Donald Trump.

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