British Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy responded positively to Britain’s apology. BBC to the president of US, donald trumpafter the broadcaster edited out one of his speeches.
“They (the BBC) have rightly admitted that they have not met the highest standards,” Mr Nandy told Times Radio. “I also think they were right to apologize.”
The documentary, aired on the BBC news program Panorama just before the 2024 US presidential election, compiles three excerpts from President Trump’s speech on January 6, 2021, when his supporters stormed the Capitol. This version gave the impression that the Republicans had incited the violence.
On Thursday, the BBC issued a public apology to President Trump. However, the broadcaster claims there is no legal basis to file a lawsuit against it.
In a statement, the BBC said: “The BBC regrets the way the video was edited, but does not agree that the defamation claim has any basis.”
The US president’s lawyers on Sunday threatened to sue the BBC for up to 50 million yen in damages. US$ 1 billionan apology was made to the president and compensation for “financial and reputational damage” unless the documentary was withdrawn.
Claims Trump’s defamation lawsuit is without merit The BBC indicated that it considered the possibility of compensation also unsustainable.
The agency’s president, Sameer Shah, sent a letter to the White House deploring the situation. Earlier this week, Shah apologized to Britain’s Parliamentary Oversight Committee, saying the edits were an “error in judgment”.
There are no plans to rebroadcast the documentary on any of the BBC’s platforms, and the BBC said it was investigating new allegations published in the Telegraph about the editing of another program, Newsnight.
British broadcasters have plunged into their biggest crisis in decades after two executives resigned over allegations of bias over the editing of President Trump’s speech.
Founded in 1922, the BBC is primarily funded by license fees paid by British television viewers.
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