BBC chairman Samir Shah has said the BBC was too slow in responding to the Panorama edit of US president Donald Trump.

Mr Shah gave evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Monday after MPs asked what actions he would take following a leaked impartiality memo which raised concerns that a speech by Mr Trump on January 6 2021 was selectively edited.

The Panorama documentary was broadcast a week before the US election, with clips of the speech spliced together so it appeared he had told supporters he was going to walk to the US Capitol with them to “fight like hell”.

When asked why the board did not apologise for the edit when it was first flagged by David Grossman, he said: “Looking back, I think we should have made the decision earlier. I think in May, as it happens.

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