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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed that he has not yet had a conversation with former US President Donald Trump regarding the controversy over the BBC’s Panorama programme and its editing of one of Trump’s speeches. The dispute arose after Panorama combined two segments of Trump’s speech from January 6, 2021, in a way that sparked criticism and led the BBC to issue an apology for the editing.
Trump declared his intention to sue the BBC following the apology, claiming the programme wrongly suggested he directly called for violent actions. He mentioned plans to speak with the UK Prime Minister about the matter, but as of Friday, Sir Keir revealed that no direct discussion on this subject had taken place. “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, adding, “I speak to him fairly regularly as you know, [we] have an excellent relationship.”
Aside from this, Sir Keir emphasized the importance of promptly addressing any editorial errors and stressed the significance of maintaining an independent and trustworthy BBC. The corporation’s apology acknowledged that the Panorama episode created a “mistaken impression” about Trump’s speech. While Trump has threatened legal action seeking damages of between $1 billion and $5 billion, no formal lawsuit has yet been initiated.
Meanwhile, relevant authorities in the US have begun inquiries into the matter. The American broadcast regulator sent a letter to the BBC to clarify whether the edited version of the speech had been distributed to any television channels in the United States. The BBC has stated that it neither had the rights to distribute the Panorama episode in the US nor did it broadcast the episode there. Additionally, reports emerged that one of Trump’s libel lawyers, Robert Garson, visited Downing Street shortly after the threat of a lawsuit. Garson claimed his visit was unrelated to legal proceedings against the BBC and suggested discussions may have touched on concerns about antisemitism at the corporation
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