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Ex-BBC chief Tony Hall urges corporation not to pay money to Donald Trump

US president vowed to sue BBC this week even after broadcaster apologised – but it did refuse his demand for compensation

The Independent UK

BBC should not pay Trump any money, says former director general Tony Hall

Not ‘appropriate’ to use licence fee payer’s money to pay US president after threat to sue for up to $5bn, says peer

The Guardian - UK

Ex-BBC boss dismisses Trump lawsuit threat with four-word response

A former BBC director general has said he does not think the BBC should pay any money to Donald Trump after the US president confirmed he would still sue the broadcaster for up to $5bn, despite the BBC apologising for its Panorama edit of the president’s January 6 speech.

The Independent UK

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Sending licence fee money to Mar-a-Lago not ‘smart’, shadow minister suggests after Trump threatened to sue BBC

Chris Philp said we should expect ‘higher standard’ from the broadcaster

The Independent UK

BBC has had ‘no further contact’ from Donald Trump’s lawyers ‘at this point’

Following an apology from the BBC, the US president said he still plans to sue the corporation.

Evening Standard

Why is Trump suing the BBC? How a controversial speech edit sparked a $10 billion lawsuit

The saga has seen two senior executives resign and threats of a $5bn lawsuit

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer urged to intervene in Trump-BBC row

The prime minister has a moment to ‘stand up for Britain’ over the row, Ed Davey says

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Trump says UK ‘embarrassed’ by BBC as he threatens up to $5bn lawsuit

Donald Trump said that the UK is "embarrassed" by the BBC as he confirmed he would still sue the broadcaster for up to $5bn despite the BBC apologising for its Panorama edit of the president’s January 6 speech.

The Independent UK

‘Not for the faint-hearted’: is running the BBC an impossible job?

After Tim Davie’s resignation, the next director general will face internal strife, external noise and looming talks over the corporation’s existence and purpose

The Guardian - UK

Trump says he will take legal action against BBC, despite its apology

US president says he will sue the corporation for ‘anywhere between a billion and $5bn’

The Guardian - UK

Trump can get away with saying what he likes about the BBC. But Epstein? That’s his one vulnerability

In attacking a vital broadcaster, the US president is once again holding others to standards he flouts. But the Maga faithful might not let his links to the disgraced financier go, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

New BBC controversy as fresh Trump edit claims emerge

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The Independent UK

Union demands removal of Sir Robbie Gibb from BBC board

Bectu, which is the biggest union in the BBC, has warned Sir Robbie’s position is ‘a distraction and is untenable’ following the Tim Davie crisis.

Evening Standard

Lisa Nandy: BBC review will examine political appointments to board

Culture secretary says she shares concerns that such appointments have damaged trust, amid calls for Robbie Gibb to go

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Watch: BBC faces fresh allegations over Trump speech edit broadcast on Newsnight

The BBC has been plunged into a fresh row over the selective editing of Donald Trump’s Capitol speech, after allegations of a misleading Newsnight broadcast resurfaced.

Evening Standard

BBC awaits response from Donald Trump after apologising for Panorama speech edit

All eyes on US President as it’s revealed Newsnight played an edit of his speech in June 2022 that was similar to the one used in Panorama programme

Evening Standard

Former Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis pardoned by Donald Trump

The British billionaire was fined five million US dollars (£3.8 million) after he pleaded guilty last year to insider trading.

The Independent UK

BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but rejects demand for $1bn compensation

Corporation’s chair sends personal apology to president – but ‘strongly disagrees’ he has basis for defamation claim

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Evening Standard

BBC accused of misleading viewers two years before controversial Panorama Trump edit

BBC Newsnight reportedly played a similar edit of the US president’s speech in June 2022

The Guardian - UK

BBC apologises to Trump over edited speech but rejects compensation claim

‘We strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim’, reads statement expressing ‘sincere regrets’ over Panorama episode

Evening Standard

BBC accused of misleading viewers on Trump speech two years before Panorama edit

BBC Newsnight reportedly played a similar edit of the US president’s speech in June 2022.

The Guardian - UK

Newsnight accused of selectively editing same Trump Capitol riots speech as Panorama

BBC show accused of editing speech to make it appear as if Trump made a more explicit call for violence from his supporters

The Conversation

After resignations at the top, the BBC faces a defining test: what does impartiality mean now?

The sudden departure of the BBC’s director general and head of news marks a moment of real consequence for British public service broadcasting.

The Conversation

Trump v the BBC: a legal expert explains how the case could play out

The BBC is the latest media organisation to be targeted by Donald Trump’s highly litigious machine. The fallout over a Panorama episode that included a misleadingly edited clip of the US president’s January 6 2021 speech led to the resignation of two BBC executives, and Trump’s threat to sue the…

The Guardian - UK

BBC prepared to apologise to Trump to resolve billion-dollar legal threat

The US president has threatened the BBC with a lawsuit over the editing of a Trump speech in an edition of Panorama

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