BBC chair Shah apologises for 'that error of judgment'

BBC chairman Samir Shah has said the corporation would like to "apologise for that error of judgment" over the editing of a speech by Donald Trump for Panorama.

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Mr Shah, who was responding to a letter from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee (CMS), said there have been more than 500 complaints since the publication of the memo, adding: "We accept that the way the speech was edited did give the impression of a direct call for violent action."

On Monday, Ms Turness stressed the corporation is "not institutionally biased" and its journalists are not "corrupt" as she arrived at Broadcasting House in central London.

Asked if BBC journalists are institutionally corrupt, she replied: "Of course our journalists aren't corrupt, our journalists are hardworking people who strive for impartiality, and I will stand by their journalism.