BBC board member Sir Robbie Gibb’s position is “untenable”, Scotland’s First Minister has said amid bias accusations at the broadcaster.

Sir Robbie served as director of communications for Theresa May when she was in Downing Street before his appointment to the broadcaster’s board.

The former broadcast journalist served in Number 10 for two years under the former Conservative prime minister, and his appointment to the board of the BBC in 2021 was met with criticism.

But the resignation of two top bosses at the broadcaster has reignited criticism of Sir Robbie’s position, with John Swinney saying his position “fuels that doubt and debate about the independence and the impartiality of the BBC”.

Director-general Tim Davie and BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness both announced their r

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