Tim Davie, the BBC director general, and Deborah Turness, the CEO of BBC News, are stepping down following a controversy over an edited speech by President Donald Trump .

Britain’s public broadcaster has been criticized for editing a speech Trump made on Jan. 6, 2021, before the attack on the Capitol in Washington, the Associated Press reported. Some have said the speech edited for a BBC Panorama documentary was misleading and cut parts of Trump’s remarks where he asked supporters to demonstrate peacefully.

In a memo to staff on Saturday, Davie said his departure from the BBC after 20 years, including five years as the director general, “is entirely my decision.”

Tim Davie, the BBC director general, and Deborah Turness, the CEO of BBC News, are stepping down following a cont

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