BBC chair Samir Shah has the full backing of the board after coming under pressure over his handling of the bombshell Michael Prescott memo, which revealed the botched Panorama edit of Donald Trump ‘s January 6 speech.

Caroline Thomson, the BBC’s senior independent director, said Shah had the “unanimous” support of the corporation’s board. Thomson revealed the backing during a Culture, Media and Sport Committee hearing on Monday, during which she told UK lawmakers: “We are very lucky to have him.”

Thomson said that support for Shah was reaffirmed on Friday evening, soon after board member Shumeet Banerji quit citing governance concerns . Shah said he was “disappointed and surprised” that Banerji’s resignation letter was leaked to BBC News.

Shah was grilled on Monday about his s

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