BBC Director General Tim Davie and BBC News chief Deborah Turness resigned after criticism of a Panorama edit of Donald Trump’s January 6 speech that a leaked dossier called completely misleading. Davie said debate around BBC News contributed to his decision and promised an orderly transition, insisting it was entirely his decision. Turness said the controversy was damaging but denied institutional bias. The exits come amid wider impartiality rows and past scandals. Reuters said the board was stunned; Trump welcomed the moves, praising exposure of corrupt journalists who tried to step on the scales of a Presidential Election.

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