The chairman of the culture select committee has questioned whether the BBC board is in “safe hands” with its chairman Samir Shah after he was unable to give “direct answers” at an evidence session focusing on impartiality.

Mr Shah gave evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Monday and was asked about the action he would take following a leaked memo from former editorial adviser Michael Prescott which raised concerns that a speech by US President Donald Trump, featured in a Panorama episode, was selectively edited.

The fallout from the report, which saw Mr Trump threaten the BBC with a billion-dollar litigation, led to the resignation of both director-general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s The World Tonight programme, chairwoman of t

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