Tim Davie resigned on Sunday after accusations that one of the BBC's documentaries had edited a speech by Trump in a misleading way. The criticism emerged over clips spliced together from sections of a Trump speech on January 6, 2021. The UK culture, media and sport minister called the allegations 'incredibly serious.'

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Davie tells staff departure was ‘my own decision’ but it comes with the BBC preparing to apologise for the way it edited a Trump speech