BBC bosses resign: Who are Tim Davie and Deborah Turness? Was there White House pressure?

BBC director general Tim Davie and BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness have both stepped down. The broadcaster has faced intense criticism following a Panorama documentary accused of editing a speech by Donald Trump in a misleading way, making it appear as though he was encouraging supporters to storm the US Capitol. In internal messages to staff, both Davie and Turness acknowledged that errors had occurred. Tim Davie became BBC director general in September 2020 and was responsible for leading the corporation’s editorial strategy, operations and output. Before taking on the role, he spent seven years as chief executive of BBC Studios. Prior to working at the BBC, Davie held roles at Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo. Deborah Turness was appointed CEO of BBC News in 2022. She ove