The broadcasting union representing thousands of BBC Staff and freelancers has publicly called for the removal of controversial board member Robbie Gibb , who it said is “actively part of a campaign to undermine the BBC and influence its political impartiality.”

Bectu boss Philippa Childs has penned a letter to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and BBC Chair Samir Shah in which she said Gibb’s position on the board has become “a distraction and is untenable.”

“We simply do not see how staff can have faith in the BBC’s leadership while a crucial position on the board is filled by someone perceived by many staff and external commentators as sympathetic to, or actively part of, a campaign to undermine the BBC and influence its political impartiality,” wrote Childs. “Our understanding of t

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