Donald Trump says he has ‘obligation’ to sue BBC over speech edit – latest updates

US president claims broadcaster has defrauded the public' and reiterates his threat of launching a $1bn legal action

It was only a week ago that the Telegraph ran its first story about anti-Trump bias at the BBC, and for many readers, it may not have struck them as anything more than the usual rightwing criticisms of the national broadcaster. But the complaints about the editing of a Donald Trump clip in a Panorama program about the January 6 riots and other criticisms made in a leaked 19-page dossier began gathering steam. BBC bosses stayed silent until suddenly, on Sunday, the director general and the head of news both resigned.

How did it all come about? Michael Savage reports on who put the dossier together and outlines the criticisms - of BBC Arabia, and coverage of gender - in it. He explains why BBC watchers are saying that Conservative figures inside the corporation are to blame for the row and are calling it a coup. Helen Pidd asks why the BBC has not done more to defend itself and who will take on these difficult roles now. And finally, how damaging is it to public trust?