BBC director general Tim Davie has resigned following criticism that a BBC Panorama documentary misled viewers by editing a speech by US president Donald Trump.<br /><br />CEO of News Deborah Turness has also resigned, the broadcaster announced.<br /><br />Mr Davie’s tenure, which began in September 2020, has been mired heavily on controversy and scandal, and ended following a tumultuous week which saw him come under heavy fire for alleged failings in impartiality.<br /><br />“There have been some mistakes made and as Director-General I have to take ultimate responsibility,” Mr Davie said in a statement after his resignation. He said his decision to leave the broadcaster after 20 years of service was “entirely my decision”.<br /><br />The corporation had been expected to apologise on Monday following concerns around impartiality after a speech by US President Donald Trump was edited in an episode of Panorama.<br /><br />The clip within the programme Trump: A Second Chance?, broadcast by the BBC the week before last year’s US election, made it appear that Trump was urging supporters “fight like hell” in the US Capitol building.<br /><br />It underlined concerns about impartiality within the broadcaster, which has been accused of bias by groups from across the political spectrum.
