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Lisa Nandy says she still has confidence in BBC leaders after Trump speech edit

Media | The Guardian · Michael Savage Media editor · last updated

Culture secretary has spoken to BBC chair Samir Shah about criticised edit of US president’s 6 January 2021 speech

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has said she retains confidence in the BBC’s leadership, as the corporation prepares to apologise over the way it edited a Donald Trump speech.

Samir Shah, the corporation’s chair, is poised to apologise tomorrow for the edit, which appeared in an edition of Panorama. The issue was one of a series of criticisms of the BBC made in a letter to its board by a former external adviser.

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