BBC bosses ‘right to stick by their guns’ against Trump, says minister
Keir Starmer urged to ‘stand up for the BBC’ after US president files $10bn lawsuit against corporation
BBC bosses are “right to stick by their guns” against Donald Trump, a minister has said, after the US president filed a $10bn lawsuit against the corporation.
The UK government is under pressure to throw its weight behind the corporation as Trump demands billions in damages over its editing of a speech he made to supporters in Washington before they stormed the US Capitol in 2021.
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