BBC staffers and leading political figures are calling for Sir Robbie Gibb to step down from the BBC board. So, who is the Tory ‘agent’ at the centre of a tangled web of politics and media interests, asks Katie Rosseinsky
Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.
Swipe for next article
BBC staffers and leading political figures are calling for Sir Robbie Gibb to step down from the BBC board. So, who is the Tory ‘agent’ at the centre of a tangled web of politics and media interests, asks Katie Rosseinsky
I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice
A
MPs and BBC staff call for Robbie Gibb to leave broadcaster’s board
BBC crisis turns spotlight on role of Sir Robbie Gibb
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it’s given in | Jane Martinson
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson
Lisa Nandy: BBC review will examine political appointments to board
It’s the BBC v Trump, Farage and co. Who in their right mind would want to be its new boss? | Marina Hyde
The BBC’s boss quits over a “doctored” Trump speech
‘I have to take ultimate responsibility’: Tim Davie’s BBC resignation statement
Boris Johnson’s appointee is accused of pushing claims of institutional bias at the corporation after shock resignations
The Liberal Democrat leader said Gibb, who was appointed to the board by Boris Johnson, should have ‘no role’ in appointing the…
I saw how Robbie Gibb’s behind-the-scenes influence helped drive the BBC into crisis.
Row over impartiality has led to calls for veteran Tory to step down from broadcaster’s board
Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’
Broadcaster has been plagued by a number of controversies in recent years, involving high-profile figures such as Huw Edwards and…
