BBC Director-General Tim Davie to step down over Trump speech edit

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2025-11-09

London (PA Media/dpa) - Tim Davie has announced he will step down as director-general of the BBC after five years in the role, saying there have "been some mistakes made" and that he had to "take ultimate responsibility." The chief executive of BBC News, Deborah Turness, also announced her resignation following a newspaper report earlier in the week which accused the corporation of selectively editing a speech by US President Donald Trump on the......

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