US EditionUK Lawmaker: BBC Should ‘Stick by Their Guns’ Against Trump Defamation Suit
Trump alleges the BBC's Panorama edit maliciously misrepresented his January 6 speech, seeking $10 billion in damages for defamation and trade-practices claims.
- Late on Monday, President Donald Trump filed a $10b lawsuit in the US district court for the Southern District of Florida, naming BBC, BBC Studios Distribution and BBC Studios Production as defendants.
- Panorama's edit spliced two clips from Trump's 6 January 2021 speech, creating the impression he instructed the crowd to walk to the Capitol a week before the 2024 US election.
- The episode's fallout prompted the resignations of Tim Davie, director‑general, and Deborah Turness, CEO of BBC News, while Samir Shah, BBC chairman, apologised for an `error of judgment`.
- Sir Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure to call President Donald Trump about the BBC after a delayed call focused only on Ukraine, with Downing Street conceding he had `effectively chickened out`.
- The $10bn threat could force the BBC to spend millions defending itself, diverting licence‑fee money from taxpayers and risking UK soft power and the broadcaster's independence.
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