It comes after director-general Tim Davie and chief executive of BBC News Deborah Turness resigned in the wake of controversy over an edited speech.

The head of the culture select committee has advised against replacing BBC chairman Samir Shah and said the board needs to institute some “fundamental changes” amid “chaos” at the corporation.

Dame Caroline Dinenage criticised the evidence Mr Shah gave to MPs earlier in the week, but said it is important the ship is steadied after “haemorrhaging of leadership” following the resignations of director-general Tim Davie and chief executive of BBC News Deborah Turness.

The BBC executives announced their exit in the wake of a leaked memo from former editorial adviser Michael Prescott which raised concerns that a speech by US President Donald Trum

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