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BBC right to take Trump legal threat ‘seriously’ says media lawyer

The BBC is right in taking Donald Trump’s threat to sue “seriously,” a media lawyer has warned.

The Independent UK

Panorama editors ‘did not know Trump speech had been spliced together’

Donald Trump has said the broadcaster ‘defrauded the public’ and that he had an ‘obligation’ to launch a $1billion lawsuit

Evening Standard

Donald Trump says he has ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit

US president sets Friday deadline for corporation to respond to billion-dollar legal threat

The Guardian - UK

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Reform UK pulls out of BBC film amid Trump speech edit row

Internal party memo says ‘trust has been lost’ as US president reiterates threat of legal action against corporation

The Guardian - UK

Jacob Rees-Mogg: BBC should settle with Trump for being ‘horribly’ wrong

Former Conservative cabinet minister Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg said the BBC should "settle with Donald Trump" over the broadcaster's misrepresentation of his speech in the recent Panorama documentary, Trump: A Second Chance?.

The Independent UK

Who is Robbie Gibb, the man at the heart of the BBC scandal with links to Boris Johnson?

INSIDE STORY: BBC staff and leading political figures are calling for Robbie Gibb to step down from the BBC board. So, who is the Tory ‘agent’ at the centre of a tangled web of politics and media interests, asks Katie Rosseinsky

The Independent UK

BBC-Trump live: Broadcaster apologises to US president but rejects $1bn pay demand

US president had given corporation until Friday to respond to his lawsuit threat with compensation

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We must fight for our journalism, defiant BBC boss says after Trump legal threat

Outgoing boss rallies staff after Donald Trump’s court threat and demand for $1bn compensation

The Independent UK

The political meddling that led to BBC crisis – and how to stop it in the future

The resignations of the BBC’s director general and director of news were shocking. Perhaps just as shocking is the US$1 billion legal threat the broadcaster now faces from US president Donald Trump.

The Conversation

Trump’s lawsuit against the BBC faces these ‘legal trip wires’ if he hopes to win $1bn

The US president’s lawyers say legal action will be launched if the BBC fails to comply with demands over a ‘Panorama’ documentary aired last year – but how likely is it that a case will be launched, and the US president would win?

The Independent UK

Trump's $1billion threat to sue the BBC - will it work?

Lawyers say Trump faces multiple hurdles in his legal war against the BBC, and the $1bn damages claim may just be “symbolic”

Evening Standard

Trump Targets BBC With $1B Defamation Suit Over Panorama Edit In Latest Press Clampdown As Outgoing Boss Defends Journalists: 'Very, Very Proud...'

(Editor’s note: The story has been updated to include the BBC’s statement.)

Benzinga

Ed Davey calls for Robbie Gibb to be ousted from BBC board

The Liberal Democrat leader said Gibb, who was appointed to the board by Boris Johnson, should have ‘no role’ in appointing the new director general

The Independent UK

Tim Davie ‘very, very proud’ of BBC journalists doing ‘wonderful job’

The outgoing director-general will address staff on Tuesday morning.

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The Independent UK

Media lawyer explains significant legal hurdles Trump faces to sue BBC

A media lawyer has explained the “significant legal hurdles” Donald Trump faces to sue the BBC.

Evening Standard

Starmer Government backtracks after telling BBC to apologise to Trump over 'fake news' storm

No10 declines to repeat comments from a minister telling the Corporation to say sorry to the US president over its mistake in editing one of his speeches

The Independent UK

Tim Davie to address BBC staff after Donald Trump’s legal threat

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is also expected to make a statement in the Commons on the issues facing the BBC.

The Guardian - US

With his threat of a $1bn lawsuit against BBC, Trump’s assault on the media goes global

US president’s latest media target comes from across the pond as he continues to scrutinize coverage he does not like

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The Independent UK

Former Question Time host David Dimbleby hits out at ‘ridiculous’ BBC amid Trump controversy

Dimbleby said the culture of the BBC needs ‘attention and always has done’

The Independent UK

BBC ‘can’t be held to ransom,’ says David Dimbleby as Donald Trump threatens legal action over Panorama

The BBC “can’t be held to ransom,” David Dimbleby said after Donald Trump threatened legal action against the broadcaster following the selective editing of his speech outside the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 in a Panorama episode.

The Independent UK

Sanctimonious GB News is in no place to lecture BBC on fairness

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: It was a calamitous error of judgement for ‘Panorama’ to edit Donald Trump’s notorious January 6 speech – but, in a more rational world, the corporation’s top brass would not have to pay such a heavy price. The BBC is unique in the world and still…

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the BBC under siege: Britain must defend its own truth

Editorial: With Donald Trump circling and Labour ministers wavering, defending the corporation’s independence is now a test of national will

The Guardian - UK

‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses

The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say

The Conversation

Trust in the BBC is heavily tied to political identity

Tim Davie, the BBC’s director general, and Deborah Turness, its news CEO, have resigned over accusations of political bias in the corporation. Most notably, these relate to the editing of an episode of Panorama about the January 6 insurrection, which US president Donald Trump says misrepresented him.

The Conversation

Why has the BBC’s director general resigned and what could happen next?

Just when the BBC should have been basking in its success at the record 12 million viewers who watched the Celebrity Traitors finale, the corporation has been brought to its knees. Tim Davie, BBC director general, and Deborah Turness, the CEO of news, resigned following a leaked memo concerning alleged…

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