Tim Davie has dramatically quit as the BBC director general. The British national broadcaster’s news chief Deborah Turness has also resigned amid a scandal involving edited footage of Donald Trump.

The BBC announced that the duo would be vacating their roles on Sunday evening, in news that will send shockwaves through the UK media industry. Deadline is told that Davie and Turness’ resignations were personal decisions, and they were not shown the door by Samir Shah, the corporation’s chairman.

In an email to staff (full text below), Davie said: “I wanted to let you know that I have decided to leave the BBC after 20 years. This is entirely my decision, and I remain very thankful to the chair and board for their unswerving and unanimous support throughout my entire tenure, including duri

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