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The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump over the editing of his speech which was aired as part of a Panorama episode.

The edit of the speech has recently attracted heavy criticism, with Mr Trump announcing his 'obligation' to launch a billion-dollar lawsuit against the broadcaster.

The scandal also led to high-profile resignations, with BBC director-general Tim Davie and news chief Deborah Turness quitting on Sunday.

The episode, Trump: A Second Chance? has since been taken down from the BBC website and a retraction was published on the webpage on Thursday evening.

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The controversy related to a memo by Michael Prescott, a former external adviser to the BBC’s editorial standards committee, who r

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