Trump-BBC dwell: Broadcaster extra ‘vulnerable than ever’ because it ‘prepares personal apology’ after $1bn authorized risk | EUROtoday

BBC workers and main political figures are calling for Robbie Gibb to step down from the BBC board.

So, who’s the Tory ‘agent’ on the centre of a tangled internet of politics and media pursuits, asks Katie Rosseinsky

One board member, Sir Robbie Gibb, confronted sharp criticism within the Commons on Wednesday.

However, Starmer declined to touch upon “the individual runnings of the BBC”.

The BBC board, which is led by non-executive chairman Samir Shah, includes 10 members, with the director-general additionally serving on the board and chairing the manager committee.

The American broadcast media has capitulated within the face of Trump’s authorized claims. It’s time the BBC confirmed they won’t be cowed and name the president’s bluff, writes Alan Rusbridger

A former BBC chief has warned the under-fire public broadcaster was more vulnerable now than he had ever known it in the face of the current crisis.

While acknowledging the editing of a speech by Donald Trump, which has prompted the US president to threaten a billion-dollar lawsuit, was “incorrect and damaging”, Lord Hall of Birkenhead echoed remarks there was “no institutional bias” at the corporation.

The independent crossbencher, who served as director-general of the BBC from 2013-2020, also called for an end to the once-a-decade process of reviewing the broadcaster’s deal or charter, which he suggested was used as a way of “upsetting” the organisation.

He argued halting the need for future renewals would strengthen the corporation’s independence and be “an incredible legacy from this authorities”.

While speaking to staff on a call on Tuesday morning, outgoing director general Tim Davie gave three key reasons for his departure.

BBC News reported he said the relentlessness of the role, the upcoming Charter renewal and criticism of the Panorama documentary on Trump were all contributing factors.

Britons have said they would stop paying their TV licence fee if Trump successfully sued the BBC.

A caller on BBC 5 Live said: “If we have to pay a penny to Trump, I’m sorry, but I’m not going to pay my TV licence.”

Others said they didn’t think the BBC “has got any out in this” apart from paying compensation.