Civil war at the BBC as 'woke pro-trans staff' rebel against board, while the chairman apologises for doctored Trump video and axed exec hits back at US President's claims of 'corruption'
Civil war has broken out at the BBC today as one of the executives fired over the doctoring of a Donald Trump speech insisted the corporation remains the 'world's most trusted news provider'.
Deborah Turness, who quit as CEO of BBC News yesterday, turned up for work at Broadcasting House in London this morning and said that the corporation is not 'corrupt' as the President claims.
But less than an hour later chairman of the BBC board, Samir Shah, said the corporation would like to 'apologise for that error of judgment' over the editing of a speech by Donald Trump.
Mr Shah has admitted he may now say sorry personally to the President as it was revealed he has sent a letter threatening legal action against the BBC over a Panorama documentary released ahead of the 2024 election.
'He's a litigious fellow. So we should be prepared for all outcomes', he said.
Insiders have said some senior BBC News staff are at war with the board. Nick Robinson used the Today Programme to give a monologue where he described the board as being in a state of 'paralysis'.
Sir Keir Starmer has also backed the BBC. His spokesman said the Prime Minister does not believe it is 'institutionally biased'.
But Nigel Farage has said he has spoken to Donald Trump, who is 'absolutely enraged', with the Reform UK leader accusing the 'biased' BBC of 'election interference'.
Director General Tim Davie and Ms Turness resigned yesterday after it emerged Panorama made it seem like Trump told his supporters to go to the Capitol and 'fight like hell' on the day of the 2021 riot.
In a letter released this afternoon Mr Shah revealed there have been more than 500 complaints since the publication of an internal memo that raised concerns about the editing of the speech by Donald Trump, adding: 'We accept that the way the speech was edited did give the impression of a direct call for violent action.'
In an interview with the BBC he added that he didn't know 'yet' if Trump will now sue the BBC, adding he is now considering whether to apologise personally to the President.
He added: 'I did not want to lose Tim Davie nor did any member of the board. We were upset by the decision. My job now is to ensure a smooth transition'.
Hours earlier star presenter Nick Robinson launched into an extraordinary monologue on the Today programme that appeared to play down the impartiality scandal. He also hinted politics were at play at the top of the corporation.
But one household name at the BBC told the Daily Mail today that they are amazed that that Davie and Turness were not fired long ago given the number of scandals on their watch.
'They have both been asleep at wheel', the Daily Mail's source, a well-known TV star who asked to remain anonymous, has said, citing the way the BBC has handled Gaza and trans issues.
'Davie and Turness have failed to get a grip', they added.
They pointed to the woke direction the BBC has taken in recent years including claims it has been 'captured by a minority ideology', especially on its 'one-sided' reporting of transgender issues and Gaza.
The insider has said that Davie and Turness had consistently 'failed' to deal with the issue of impartiality at the BBC, most notably the Gaza documentary featuring the son of a Hamas official.
There was also the Huw Edwards scandal, impartial tweets from Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker, the broadcast Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury where he chanted 'death to the IDF' and now Panorama's botched editing of a Trump speech.
Only last week there were claims that the Corporation has been 'captured by trans ideologists' and bosses were castigated for the 'absolutely mad' treatment of Martine Croxall who was rebuked when she corrected 'pregnant people' to 'women' in a script live on air.
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