The BBC’s boss Tim Davie and its head of news Deborah Turness resigned on Sunday following accusations of bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump.

The publicly funded BBC had been under mounting pressure after an internal report by a former standards adviser, which cited failings in its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, transgender issues, and a speech made by Trump, was leaked to the Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Trump welcomed the departures, criticising the two as “very dishonest people” after the BBC’s flagship Panorama programme edited two parts of one of his speeches together so he appeared to be encouraging the Capitol Hill riot of January 2021.

News Judgment Questioned

Tim Davie, who has led the British Broadcasting

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