Breaking: Senior BBC bosses resign over Trump documentary edit

Two senior bosses at the BBC have resigned after criticism of the broadcaster’s editing of a speech by US President Donald Trump.

The BBC said director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness both announced their resignations on Sunday.

Britain’s public broadcaster has been criticised for editing a speech Mr Trump delivered on January 6, 2021, before protesters attacked the US Capitol in Washington.

Critics said the way the speech was edited for a BBC documentary was misleading and cut out a section where Mr Trump said he wanted supporters to demonstrate peacefully.

In a letter to staff, Mr Davie said quitting the job after five years was “entirely my decision”.

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