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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