'We must help to renew, not attack, the national treasure that is the BBC'

Culture Sec supports Beeb amid Trump speech fallout

- BY LIZZY BUCHAN Political Editor

CULTURE Secretary Lisa Nandy has defended the under-fire BBC as a national institution but says it must "renew its mission for the modern age".

The corporation is battling to restore trust after the editing of a Donald Trump speech triggered the resignations of top bosses Tim Davie and Deborah Turness.

The US president has threatened to sue for $1 billion if it fails to retract "false" and "defamatory" statements.

BBC chairman Samir Shah has apologised for an "error of judgment" over the editing of a Panorama documentary on the 2021 Capitol riots.

Yesterday, Ms Nandy took aim at MPs criticising the broadcaster, saying: "There is a fundamental difference between raising serious concerns over editorial failings and members of this House launching a sustained attack on the institution itself.