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The BBC continues to face questions, days after a leaked memo written by a former adviser listed several "troubling matters" with the corporation's output - including the way a speech by US President Donald Trump was edited for a Panorama programme.

Both director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness have since resigned.

This morning we heard from Davie for the first time since he tendered his resignation, telling staff: "We’ve got to fight for our journalism".

The BBC's culture editor Katie Razzall noted there was some disquiet in the newsroom about that all-staff meeting, with a sense some were frustrated by management's response.

Also looming large for the BBC Board is a deadline set by Trump's legal team, who has given the corporation until Friday to respond to his legal demands over the edited clip, or face a $1bn (£760m) lawsuit.

Later in the day, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy warned against "sustained attacks" on the BBC, and told Parliament the government will "imminently begin" a review of the corporation's charter - which will shape its future.

You can read more about today's events in our news story or head here for a detailed explainer as to why President Trump is threatening to sue the BBC.

As mentioned by Lisa Nandy in the Commons, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee will hold an evidence session with members of the BBC’s editorial guidelines and standards committee – BBC chair Samir Shah and BBC board members Robbie Gibb and Caroline Thomson.

The hearing is likely to take place in the next few weeks, with the committee also inviting the BBC's former editorial standards advisers Michael Prescott and Caroline Daniel to give evidence.

The session will focus on the processes of the BBC's Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee (EGSC), and how it ensures output complies with the BBC’s editorial guidelines.

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We've just been hearing from Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy. Speaking in the House of Commons, she warns against "sustained attacks" on the BBC from those on all sides of the political spectrum.

Here's a recap of what was said:

• Nandy said the "concerns are serious" about the BBC but emphasises a "fundamental difference" between "raising serious concerns" and "launching a sustained attack on the institution itself"
• The culture secretary also said the BBC's charter review process would "imminently begin", and would ensure the broadcaster remains "fiercely independent" and "genuinely accountable"
• She described the corporation as "essential to this country" and calls it "a light on the hill here and around the world"
• Nandy also thanked the BBC's outgoing director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness for leading the BBC "through stormy times"
• In response, shadow culture secretary Nigel Huddleston said the BBC "needs saving from itself" and that while "we all want the BBC to succeed" there needs to be "institutional change... not just a few people at the top". He adds that he believes there are "too many examples of bias"
• Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats' culture spokesperson, Anna Sabine, said the BBC isn't perfect but adds that she believes it's "obvious" the issue is being "weaponised" by those who want to see the broadcaster's demise
• Sabine was among a number of MPs calling on the culture secretary to sack BBC Board member Sir Robbie Gibb - who previously served as Downing St director of communications for Theresa May

Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi asks Nandy whether she will ask the BBC Board about the delay apologising for Panorama's edit of Trump's speech, saying this "inflicted further damage".

She also asks whether she can seek clarity on a section of Tim Davie's resignation letter - where, she says, he said that "the BBC needs to be championed and not weaponised".

Nandy says she has discussed the point of the delay, and has been given a "full account" from the chairman of the board. "It's not for me to answer on behalf of the BBC", she says.

But, she adds, that the select committee plans to call members of the Board to answer questions.

Labour MP and former journalist Paul Waugh says "he knows more than most some of the failings of the BBC, but also some its great strengths" - praising the BBC for combating misinformation online.

"I know many of its journalists personally, and I have to say many, many of them take ultra seriously their duties to provide fair, impartial and fearless news coverage," Waugh says. "And it is the fearless aspect that often upsets the House on either side.

"I have to say yes, this is a serous error by the Panorama team, and a correction should have been swiftly issued, but that doesn't mean the BBC should be undermined."

Nandy says she agrees on the "challenges and attacks the BBC faces" from all political sides.

She adds that the real division in the debate about the BBC is "between those of us that think that the national broadcaster is there to represent their worldview, and those of us that believe that our national broadcaster is here to challenge all of us".

Next up is Oliver Dowden, a former Conservative culture secretary between February 2020 and September 2021.

He also pays tribute to outgoing director general Tim Davie, but says people who work at the BBC have an "overwhelming metropolitan outlook".

Speaking specifically of the sections of the organisation producing dramas, he says his constituents are sick of waiting for a "lecture" in that type of programming.

Many people, he adds, feel the organisation represents half of the UK "and not the other half".

Nandy responds by cautioning against a "focus" on the BBC in this area - saying it is a problem for the media industry as a whole.

She cites the corporation's expansions in Salford and Digbeth, saying the BBC is one of the organisations "at the forefront" of changing that.

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Anna Sabine, from the Liberal Democrats, says her party values the BBC, but it "isn't perfect" and the Panorama edit to Trump's speech was a "serious mistake".

However, she says, it is "obvious" that this issue is being "weaponised" against the BBC by those who want its demise.

She asks Nandy what she's doing to stand up for the broadcaster, and - like Labour MP Sarah Owen earlier - asks if she will sack board member Robbie Gibb, end the "political grip on the BBC Board" and "guarantee the appointment of the next director general is transparent, impartial and worthy of the trust the British public places in the BBC".

Nandy replies that the BBC is "one of the most important institutions in the country", adding that she will stand up for it by putting it on a "firm footing" through the charter process.

Labour MP Sarah Owen says it's important to keep the BBC "free from political interference". She asks the culture secretary: "It is time to review the influence of conservative spin doctor, Sir Robbie Gibb, from the BBC's Board?"

• For context: Gibb is a former BBC editor who left to become Downing St director of communications for Theresa May and is now a member of the Board

In her reply Nandy says: "In relation to the Board, she will be aware that the charter sets a strict legal threshold that must be met before dismissal of a board member so I am unable to pursue the course of action that she suggests."

Nandy responds, saying she "strongly" agrees that "two resignations are not the answer" to the challenges the organisation has faced in recent months - saying "too many times" she has come to the Commons to share progress and updates on editorial failings.

The culture secretary adds she is pleased the BBC's chair, Samir Shah, has accepted where the corporation has made mistakes and underlines that "clear actions" are important.

On the appointment of a new director general, Nandy explains that government is not involved in this appointment but adds her understanding is the board has a desire to "move quickly" on this.

Lastly on BBC Arabic, she says she recognises the "serious" concerns and failings of the service, explaining Shah has set out actions already being taken.

• For context: In a leaked memo, former BBC adviser Michael Prescott accused BBC Arabic of anti-Israel bias in its coverage of the war in Gaza.

She continues however to underline the government's support for the World Service.

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Shadow culture secretary Nigel Huddleston responds to Nandy's statement for the Conservatives.

He says there are a "growing number of examples of bias" in the BBC.

The organisation requires "institutional change", he says, but it also does "many good things" that "we can all be proud of".

The BBC has a charter obligation to impartiality, Huddleston says, and "too many examples have come to light exposing bias at the BBC" - mentioning coverage of rights for transgender people, output in BBC Arabic, and a "reliance of stats provided by Hamas" when covering the war in Gaza.

"We expect better from our national broadcaster," he says.

Huddleston asks Nandy if the BBC's culture should change, and calls for a review of the corporation's impartiality.

Nandy concludes her statement thanking outgoing director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness.

She adds that she doesn't underestimate the "challenge" of the roles they have taken on.

The culture secretary says the goal as the BBC heads in to the charter review is "simple": to ensure the organisation "can renew its mission for the modern age" and "continue to inform, educate and entertain" - not only for the coming decade, but into the next century.

The BBC is facing challenges, some "of its own making", Nandy says.

But, she adds, it is doing so in the context of a "revolution in the media landscape" that has "challenged all broadcasters and polarised and fragmented our national debate".

Nandy says the BBC has always "adapted and evolved" throughout its history.

She adds that the government will "imminently begin" a review of the BBC charter, which will begin to shape its future.

It will ensure the BBC remains sustainably funded and "fiercely independent" in an era where the truth itself is "contested across our nation", she says.

• Read more on the BBC charter here

The culture secretary says in her statement to Parliament that concerns which have been raised are serious but that some MPs have gone further to suggest the BBC is institutionally biased.

Nandy says the broadcaster "has faced criticism from all sides for its coverage of highly contentious and contested issues, and accused of giving too much airtime to particular parties, and for giving them too little".

Politicians "should consider what is at stake", she says, adding: "There is a fundamental difference between raising serious concerns over editorial failings and members of this House launching a sustained attack on the institution itself."

"The BBC is not just a broadcaster, it is a national institution that belongs to us all."

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Lisa Nandy begins by mentioning the resignations of BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness on Sunday and the "tense debate" across the media in the wake of the Panorama edit of Donald Trump.

She outlines that Samir Shah wrote to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee - saying she agrees with him that the national broadcaster has a responsibility to "uphold the highest standards".

She adds that she has been in regular contact with Shah and his team - to ensure that where standards have not been met, "firm", "swift" and "transparent" action follows.

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is now making a statement in Parliament on BBC leadership.

Stay with us and we will bring you the latest from the House of Commons.

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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says on social media that the while the BBC as an institution "ought to be treasured", it has in fact "continually let down licence fee payers".

"The BBC is an institution we need to treasure in our country," she says but adds the only way it can be looked after is "if it starts to have a little bit of humility and look at its own mistakes rather than have contempt and sneer at all of the people pointing out those mistakes".

Badenoch continues by saying "there have been serious questions to answer for a long time" and mentioning that the issue isn't just about "the latest doctoring of a documentary about Donald Trump". She says it's about "the way the BBC has continually covered issues of sex and gender".

"A lot of women out there believe that the BBC is institutionally biased against them," she says.

Badenoch adds "it’s not about just the high-profile names. It is about everyday people who watch the BBC and know that what they’re watching is not true".

Some disquiet in the newsroom about all-staff meetingpublished at 16:27 GMT 11 November

16:27 GMT 11 November

Katie Razzall
Culture editor

These are dramatic times for the BBC, and the staff were looking for reassurance in the all-staff meeting held today.

Tim Davie tried to give that. He was talking about how much he cares about the BBC and standing up for our journalism.

But there was some disquiet about the Q&A session, which was moderated by a member of the BBC's communications team, not by a journalist.

Some questions people have been asking over the last few days simply weren't answered. Whether that was about Donald Trump, the sequence of events that led to the resignations, and the Board's involvement in it all.

I got the sense that people were frustrated with the answers.

At one point the chair said it was "slightly disrespectful" to ask whether the board upholds the BBC's values and I sensed an eye-roll from some people at that.

There is a feeling inside the newsroom right now that the BBC is not fighting hard enough for its journalism and another narrative has taken hold that taints the whole output, as opposed to the mistake that has been accepted.

We expect to hear a statement to Parliament about the BBC from Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy later this afternoon - which we'll bring to you live as it happens.

We don’t know what she will say in the Commons - but here's what the culture secretary has said on the story in the last few days.

In a social media post on Sunday, Nandy thanked Tim Davie "for his service to public broadcasting over many years".

"Now more than ever, the need for trusted news and high quality programming is essential to our democratic and cultural life, and our place in the world," she said, adding that the government would support the BBC Board as it "manages this transition".

Hours before Davie's resignation, Nandy had appeared as a guest on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme.

In that interview, she said she had "complete confidence" that Davie and BBC chair Samir Shah were taking the "very serious allegations" about the broadcaster seriously.

After the resignation of the BBC's director general and head of news, the BBC's analysis editor Ros Atkins explores how the crisis at the organisation began.

We've been asking for your views on the BBC, after Trump's threat to sue the corporation and the resignation of two of its top officials:

"The BBC is not fit for purpose and should be closed down completely. Its bias is obvious for all to see."

Chris

"We strongly support the BBC and its excellent and important journalism. We trust in its efforts to present truthful and balanced reporting... it seems that mistakes have been made and we hope that safeguards and possibly some structural changes could be put in place to prevent future issues."

Carol and David

"Long overdue - the BBC is not the same organisation I grew up with and respected... Shame on you."

Andrew

"The BBC have made mistakes for which you must apologise... yes, of course you must learn from the mistakes, but it is very important that you stand up for the BBC's ideals of impartiality and freedom of speech."

Dale Heaton

"As an American, the US media lost my confidence due to politically motivated fake news. In search of an institution with a history of established, fact-based journalism, I turned to BBC. Now this has undermined their credibility and reputation, eroding public trust in the process. Those involved have done a damage that will take time to restore."

William Lally

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