BBC board member resigns and criticises 'governance issues' at top of corporation

A member of the BBC's board has resigned over what he says are "governance issues" at the top of the corporation.

Shumeet Banerji also said in a letter that he was "not consulted" about the events leading up to the departures of the director general, Tim Davie, and BBC News chief executive, Deborah Turness.

Banerji confirmed his resignation on Friday, the BBC said in a statement.

BBC News has approached Banerji for comment.

The BBC's two top executives resigned earlier in November as a result of the fallout over a Panorama episode that edited together parts of a 2021 speech by US President Donald Trump.