A leaked memo to the BBC's editorial standards board has dominated headlines in Britain and led to the resignations of two board members. Here's a look at what has happened and how the bosses responded.
  • DamnianWayne@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    They’re saying it’s a ‘coup’ now, a coup for who you ask?

    The Guardian has been told the board member that “led the charge” over the letter’s claims was Robbie Gibb, Theresa May’s former communications chief who also helped to found the rightwing news channel GB News.

    Sources said Gibb, who has been accused of interfering in stories where he perceives the editorial line to be left-leaning or “woke”, was “pointed” in his criticisms.