BBC right to 'stand firm'

THE BBC is right to “stand firm” in the face of Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit, a minister has said.

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Stephen Kinnock also said the public broadcaster had been “very clear that there is no case to answer” when it came to accusations of libel.

The US president is suing the BBC for five billion US dollars (£3.7 billion) for selectively editing one of his speeches in an episode of Panorama.

A scandal over the edit erupted earlier this year, after a leaked BBC memo highlighted concerns about the way clips of Mr Trump's speech on January 6, 2021 - the day of the Capitol Riots - were spliced together for the documentary.