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BBC Chair Apologizes After Bias Accusations

The chair of the BBC board, Samir Shah, apologized on Monday after two top executives resigned over claims of misleading editing of a speech by President Trump.

β€œThe apologizing is for the way the team edited President Trump’s speech to his supporters on Jan. 6. In hindsight, we could have, we should have acted earlier and taken a more formal position on it, which we’ve done more recently.” β€œIs there institutional bias at the BBC?” β€œThere is no institutional bias. Mistakes are made, but there’s no institutional bias.” β€œBut why weren’t the mistakes dealt with on Trump, on antisemitism, on women’s rights?” β€œI’m sure that story will emerge. But for now, I’m going to go —” β€œDo you think the board acted against you?”

The chair of the BBC board, Samir Shah, apologized on Monday after two top executives resigned over claims of misleading editing of a speech by President Trump.

By Monika Cvorak

November 10, 2025

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