"Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he has not yet spoken to US President Donald Trump about the row surrounding how the BBC's Panorama programme edited of one of his speeches. Trump said last week that he would sue the corporation, which has apologised for the way two sections of Trump's speech on 6 January 2021 were edited together. He also said he would speak to the prime minister about the issue."
"On Friday, Sir Keir said he had "not directly spoken to him about the BBC". "I think he was going to phone me at the weekend but that call didn't happen, but we regularly have contact," the prime minister said. "I speak to him fairly regularly as you know, [we] have an excellent relationship." Getty Images Sir Keir also said any editorial failings should be addressed "quickly", and that he believes "the principle of an independent trusted BBC is really important and should be defended"."
Sir Keir Starmer has not directly spoken to US President Donald Trump about the BBC Panorama editing row, though he said they regularly have contact. The BBC apologised for editing two sections of Trump's 6 January 2021 speech together, saying the programme gave the mistaken impression that he made a direct call for violent action. Trump said he would sue the corporation for between $1bn and $5bn but has not filed court papers. The US broadcast regulator wrote to the BBC to check whether the edited speech was provided to US channels. The BBC said it did not have the rights and did not distribute the episode in the US. A lawyer for Trump met Downing Street officials and said the visit may have involved discussion of antisemitism at the BBC.
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