The BBC’s outgoing boss urged staff to “fight” for its journalism Tuesday as the British broadcaster grappled with how to respond to US President Donald Trump’s threat to sue over a misleading edit.

Tim Davie’s rallying cry came after Trump threatened the BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit in a row that has renewed pressure on an organisation that is regularly used as a political football and often caught up in culture wars.

The controversy also lifted the lid on tensions at the top of the renowned institution over the coverage of issues including the war in Gaza, and put the British government in a tricky spot with its closest ally.

“I see the free press under pressure, I see the weaponisation. I think we’ve got to fight for our journalism,” outgoing director-general Davie reportedly told s

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