"Critics said that the way the speech was edited for a BBC documentary last year was misleading and cut out a section where Trump said that he wanted supporters to demonstrate peacefully."
"Overall the BBC is delivering well, but there have been some mistakes made and as director-general I have to take ultimate responsibility."
"has reached a stage where it is causing damage to the BBC - an institution that I love. As the CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs, the buck stops with me."
"In public life leaders need to be fully accountable, and that is why I am stepping down. While mistakes have been made, I want to be absolutely clear (that) recent allegations that BBC News is institutionally biased are wrong."
Tim Davie and Deborah Turness resigned from BBC leadership following controversy over the editing of President Donald Trump's Jan. 6, 2021 speech for a Panorama episode. Critics said the edited footage omitted a section in which Trump urged supporters to demonstrate peacefully, prompting accusations of misleading coverage. Davie said the decision to leave was entirely his and that, as director-general, he must take ultimate responsibility. Turness said the controversy was damaging the BBC and that she was stepping down to be fully accountable, while denying institutional bias in BBC News. The resignations drew immediate reaction from the Trump camp.
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