Tim Davie, the BBC's director general, and Deborah Turness, head of news, have resigned following allegations of bias over coverage of Donald Trump and transgender issues. The resignations came on Sunday night, plunging the broadcaster into crisis.
The BBC chair, Samir Shah, is expected to apologise on Monday for the editing of a Trump speech in a Panorama episode. The show is among several examples cited by Michael Prescott, a former external adviser to the BBC’s editorial standards committee, who detailed his impartiality concerns in a memo published by the Telegraph.
Prescott's memo accused the corporation of failing in its duty of impartiality, highlighting a pattern of bias. The resignations mark a significant upheaval at the top of the BBC, which has faced increasing scrutiny over its editorial decisions.
