"BBC bosses are right to stick by their guns against Donald Trump, a minister has said, after the US president filed a $10bn lawsuit against the corporation. The UK government is under pressure to throw its weight behind the corporation as Trump demands billions in damages over its editing of a speech he made to supporters in Washington before they stormed the US Capitol in 2021."
"Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, urged Keir Starmer to stand up for the BBC against Trump's outrageous legal threat. The Trump administration has clearly set out they want to interfere in our democracy, which includes undermining our national broadcaster. The prime minister needs to make clear this is unacceptable, Davey said. Stephen Kinnock, a health minister, said it was right that the BBC stand firm against Trump's claims of defamation and that he hoped they will continue to do so."
Ministers expressed support for the BBC after Donald Trump filed a $10bn lawsuit against the broadcaster. Trump seeks $5bn on two counts, alleging defamation and violation of Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, and claims the BBC intentionally, maliciously, and deceptively edited his 6 January speech. Ed Davey urged Keir Starmer to defend the BBC and called the legal threat an attempt to interfere in democracy and undermine the national broadcaster. Stephen Kinnock said the BBC was right to stand firm, noting a few acknowledged mistakes in the Panorama programme but no broader case to answer on libel or defamation.
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