Union calls for removal of BBC board member

CREATIVE industries union Bectu has demanded the removal of Sir Robbie Gibb from the BBC board in the wake of the crisis which led to boss Tim Davie’s resignation.

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In a letter to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and BBC board chairman Samir Shah, Bectu, the biggest union in the BBC, warned Sir Robbie's position was “untenable”.

“We simply do not see how staff can have faith in the BBC's leadership while a crucial position on the board is filled by someone perceived by many staff and external commentators as sympathetic to, or actively part of, a campaign to undermine the BBC and influence its political impartiality,” the letter said.