Outgoing BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness admits ‘mistakes are made’ after she quits over Trump edit

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10 Nov 2025 • 6:23 PM MYT
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Outgoing BBC News chief executive Deborah Turness admitted “mistakes are made” but said there is “no institutional bias” at the BBC after she and director-general Tim Davie resigned over claims Panorama selectively edited a speech by Donald Trump.

Arriving at BBC New Broadcasting House on Monday (10 November), Ms Turness said the BBC's journalists are "hard-working people who strive for impartiality, and I will stand by their journalism".

"There is no institutional bias," she added. "Mistakes are made, but there's no institutional bias."